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Suhf&jnake huge savings 
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Public<6omain explored 

Anniversary jolts! 

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Irving Gould outline 
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Five years lo the month after Pretext version 1 was 
launched Arnor are pleased to present version 5, an enormous leap 
forward in both ease of use and performance. 

Protext S.O introduces o completely integrated system of pull down menus 
and dialogue boxes. The menus are among the many operations that may now 
be carried out with either the mouse or the keyboard. Protext really does give 
you the best of both worlds. 

Protext 5.0 handles printer fonts flexibly and accurately. You can make full use 
of any number of proportional printer fonts, mix them freely within any line, 
centre them in headers, use automatically formatted footnotes. And Protext 
correctly formats your text os you type it, no matter how many font changes 
you use, showing you line and page breaks exactly as they will be printed. 

Protext 5.0 is still the fastest word processor around. Even though we have 
made all these major improvements we have token great care to ensure that 
text editing is as fast as ever. The menus work smoothly and quickly even 
with high resolution displays. But of course, you can use Protext's efficient set 
of commands and keys just as before and 5.0 remains compatible with all 
earlier versions from 1.0 onwards. 

Protext 5.0 is a worthy successor to version 4, which was described as "the 
best word processor at any price", "the best text processor on the Amiga" 
and "the most powerful word processor on the Atari ST" (AUI, ST/Amigo 
Format, ST User). 

Protext 5.0 heralds a new era of multi-lingual European software, in time for 
1992 and the opening up of Eastern Europe. Protext may be used in at least 

27 different languages and has 10 

different national keyboard layouts ^O^^N 
built in (plus the capability to define ^£ \s V-J 
your own symbols and 
keyboard layouts). 



The Features 



'( New fast & easy to use pull down 
menu system with dialogue boxes and 
alerts; file selector; mouse dragging to set 
blocks. Menus complement existing 
commands and keyboard shortcuts, do 
not reploce them. Menus may be used 
with mouse or keyboard. Amiga version 
follows Intuition guidelines. 





,\ Enhanced printing capabilities supports multiple proportional fonts; mixing of 
different font sizes on the same line; proportional formatting whilst editing; side 
margin, headers and foolers independent of main text font. Tabs, decimal tabs and 
centre tabs. Extensive range of printer drivers supplied. 

-V Multiple file editing - up to 36 files may be open; split screen editing. 

flr Graphics mode support on PC allows use in virtually any text or graphics mode 
including 1 3? column or 75 line VGA modes; user defined characters and on-screen 
bold, italics ond underlining now on oil versions; use of 1 3 different accents on ony 
character. 

.V Language support includes Albanian, Bosque, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, 
Esperanto, Estonian, Flemish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latin, 
Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Serboaootion, Slovak, Spanish, 
Slovene, Swedish, Welsh. (Note: some printers do not support all longuoges). 

-V Index and contents generation. Indexer takes marked words or phrases; contents 
entries automatically taken from titles wropped in control codes; many options for style 
of contents output. 

,V Spelling checker features completely new 1 10,000+ word Collins dictionary with very 
fast phonetic lookup. Anograms and find word pattern. Foreign language dictionaries 
(German, Swedish available now, others to follow). 

.V Many other enhancements including multi-line footnotes and endnotes; automatic 
timed save; odd column or row of figures; indent tabs; find word at cursor; 40 column 
mode support; sentence operations; inter- paragraph space; much improved expression 
evoluator; self incrementing variables; Roman numerals; newspaper-style column 
' printing; file sorting utility with special options for names and addresses; revised manual 
plus new tutorial guide. 

ft And don't forget Protext still includes background printing; box manipulation; 
macro recording; exec files; headers ond footers; find ond replace; mail merging; 
undelete; file conversion utility; configuration program; auto reformatting; on screen 
help; time and dole; typewriter mode; line drawing; disc utilities. 



Protext S.O may be purchased from any good computer shop or directly from Arnor. Upgrodes from earlier versions 
ore only available from Arnor ond the original discs should be returned with your order. 



PC 


Amiga 


ST/TT 


Archimedes 


£149.95 


£149.95 


£149.95 


£149.95 


£60 


£60 


£60 


N/A 


£75 


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£75 


N/A 


£99.95 


£99.95 


£99.95 


N/A 


£79.95 


£79.95 


£79.95 


due 1991 Ql 



Protext 5.0 requires at least 640K of memory on all machines 
Protext 4.2 requires at least 51 2K of memory on all machines 
Prodato requires 1 MB of memory on the Amiga 




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weeks! 

Treasure Island: 

Pit your wits against some cun- 
ning problems in this superb demo of the 
HatRack Adventure Generator 



Musical madness!: We've gone bonkers! Not only have we 
packed TWO great tunes into this month s Tune-of-the-Month, 
we've also included some of the best samples you'll hear on any disk 

(Menu: Now you too can produce professional menus from a 
script file. JMenu does It all with ease and simplicity 

ImageED and PasteCadgets: Use this excellent combi- 
nation of utilities for complete control over your system gadgets. 
Ideal for programmers and those with the urge to customise 

Encrypt: Protect sensitive files from prying eyes with this handy 
utility. Make sure you're the only one who can get to that electronic 
filofax! 

ColourtCwik: Capture the coolest colours for your Workbench 
and save them to disk with ColourKwIk. No 
more messing about trying to match that per-, 
feet shade of blue - just click to save It out! 



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MANAGING EDITOR Derek Uettin 
PUBLISHER flKMnjWiaim 
FEATURES EDITOR Efl4e WcKendnck 
DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR: Paul Austin 
TECHNICAL EDITOR 5** Kennedy 
ART EDITOR UlkeSiriey 
CONTRIBUTORS Jam Holbom. Don Urms, 
MygiW Slanoei. Peter Woman, Jorri Wsta Ashley 
CaCer-Carm Don Maple. Pu T Whity 

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What's new 

If it's happening, it's here. Six pages packed 
with the latest news, including location reporU 

Public Domain 

Our regular guide to the best in free software. 
Paul Austin sorts out the best from the rest ...... 



79 



Beginner's guide: CLI 

Confused by the Amiga's Command Line? q m 
Let Stevie Kennedy lead the way OJ 



Gallery 

Proudly presenting a two page showcase 
of the very best Amiga art 



88 



ACAS 

The Amiga Computing Advice Sen/ice is 
always at hand with tech help 



ESP 

Ezra Surfs Postbox is crammed full of Amiga 
related correspondence from far Si wide 



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143 



Rock Lobster 

In the true tradition of "...and finally" the 
Amiga Computing team wind down 



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THE GAME ZONE 



The section of Amiga Computing that takes having 
fun seriously! Previews, charts and tips not to mention 
reviews of BRAT, BARDS TALE III, A10 TANK KILLER. 
EVE OF THE BEHOLDER. WARLOCK, PCA TOUR GOLF 
and SUPERCARS II. Get your joystick m j 

ready for action! *fr3 



FEATURES 



Back to the future 

After Amiga Computing 's 3rd birthday party 
Eddie MtKendrkk gets nostalgic 



38 



Write like a pro 

Stevie Kennedy takes a look at the latest 
version of the Prowrite word processor 



65 



The hard stuff 

Our Technical Editor gels knee-deep in the 
latest Amiga hardware offerings 



67 



Going for Gould 

Chairman of Commodore, Irving Gould has 
quite a bit to say. Don Maple listens in 



73 



The magic of MED 

Paul Austin takes a look at the built-in sample 
editor sported by our old friend MED 3 



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Intensive care 

What do you do If your Amiga's heart stops 
beating? Consult our silicon surgeon , 



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Expand and deliver 

|ason Holborn continues his quest to 
expand your Amiga to bursting point 



107 



The Saxon angle 

Richard Williams test drives the latest 1 1 ^ 

Amiga Desktop Publishing sensation f I Z 



COMPETITION 



It's our birthday, and to celebrate we are 
giving away a spectacular competition 
prize. Remember if you don't enter you 
can't WIN!. 




Amiga Computing 5 




ANEW 
SOCCER 



- BLISTERING PACE 

- PIXEL PERFECT PASSING 

- SUPERB TACTICAL 
GAMEPLAY 

KICK OFF 2 greatly enhances the gameplay of KICK OFF, winner of the THE GAME OF THE YEAR in the 
U.K., and similar awards right across Europe. A host of new features have been added to the ones that 
enthralled players the world over. 

• Full size multi -directional scrolling pitch with the players, 
markings etc. In correct proportion. 

• 1 to 4 players option. (Amiga and ST only) 

• 2 players TEAM option against the computer or 2 other players. 
Hundreds of players each with a unique combination of 
attributes (stamina, pace, etc.) and skills (passing, shootinfl. 
tackling, etc.) 8 

• Instinctive Kick Offjoystick controls to dribble, pass, shoot, 
head or chip the ball and do sliding tackles. 

- Set piece. FREE KICKS including dummies and the ability to dip 
the ball or bend the ball round a defensive wall. 

• 9 types of corner kicks with full control of shot power. Long 
and short throw ins. 



ST ACTION - The best game ever to grace the ST Highest accolade 
I can give. 

AMIGA USER INT - The best computer game ever 97% 
THE ONE - Ultimate soccer simulation 96% 
THE ACE • Brilliant Buy. Buy. Buy. 930. 

AMIGA FORMAT • Best footy game to have appeared on any machine 94% 
ST FORMAT - What a game! Gem to play Magic 90% 
C ft VG - Championship winning material 95% 
GAMES MACHINE - Probably the best sports game ever. 92% 
COMMODORE USER - No other footfe game can touch it. 90% 
AMIGA ACTION - Surpasses all other football games 93% 
POPULAR COMPUTING WEEKLY - Nothing short of brilliant 
NEW COMPUTER EXPRESS - Computer football event of 
the year. 



AMIGA & ST £19.99 EXP. AMIGA £24.99 
IBM (AT & XT Turbo. EGA & VGA) £24.99 
CBM 64 - SPECTRUM - AMSTRAD £9.99. £14.99 



• Team selection from a squad of 16 with substitution and a 

choice of tactics. 

• League and cup competitions with Extra Time. Injury Time 
and sudden death penalty shoot outs. 

• Facility to view, edit and save the Action Replays and create 
a Golden Shots disc.(ExcL IBM & CBM 64) 

• Facility to load Player Manager teams and tactics for a single or league game. 

• Red and yellow cards. 1 6 different referees. Injury time and a host of features to create an atmosphere for a game which is 
real fun to play. 

An International class player takes charge of a third division club as Player Manager. His brief is simple 
-Bring Back The Glory Days. 

His success depends on his playing skills on the pitch and managerial skills in devising winning tactics, 
aquiring the right players from the transfer market and building a team worthy of the highest honours. 

• Unique facility to design and implement your own tactics. 

• Over 1000 individual players, each with a unique combination of attributes and skills. 

• A livery transfer market. Haggle for the best deal. 

" 4 division league and a cup tournament with sudden death penalty shoot out. 



The Player Manager brings the every day realities of a manager's life, his talents as a manager and a 
player, his tnumphs and his failures into a sharp FOCUS. 

ST. ACTION A stroke of pure genius. 

THE ONE - An exceptional football management simulation, Astounding depth. Most involved, rewarding and playable 
THE ACE - Successfully blends challenging soccer management with frantic end to end arcade action 920 
NEW COMPUTER EXPRESS - The sheer depth is incredible. A definitive managemeni game 
COMMODORE USER - Ai last a managementgame thai requires 

true management skills - a winner. 94% 

ST FORMAT - Brilli.rM 93% 
AMIGA FORMAT - Enthrsflrneand nddfrtrv* 93% 

ZZAP - Best football management game ever writtea 92% 




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THE FINAL WHISTLE 
Amiga - ST £12.99 (Rei .Nov.) 



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Raises the skills required and gameplay of KICK 
new heights. 




2 to 



Two extra kits. 

Look at any player stats, (attributes and skill) before 

Totally newcomer kicks with full control of the power, height and trajectory of 
the ball. 

Enhanced throw ins and penalty shots. 

Provision to flick the ball in the ah* and do a blinding header or a spectacular 
overhead kick. 

New two players team mode. Player 1 In position or neatest to the ball and 
player 2 In position or keeper. 

Linesmen and referee on the pitch 

A new player attribute FLAIR. A player with a high level of flair will try a solo 
attempt at the goal. 

4 new pitches - Wembley - Icy - Muddy - Non-League 
And Lot's More 



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WINNING TACTICS (£6.99 Pel Nov ) - A collection of tactics for 
use in Player Manager or K.02 with full explanations. 

RETURN TO EUROPE (£9.99 Rd. Dec.) - Three European cup 
competitions. UEFA cup - European Cup - Cup Winners Cup. 

GIANTS OF EUROPE (ReL 1991) Best teams of Europe on one 
disc. 




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Heralded the American computer 
role-playing game of the year! 




Based on 
Megatiavetter by 
Game Designers 
Workshop, the 
world's most 
popular science- 
fiction gaming 
system. 

The most sophisticated 
character generation 
system ever devised; 
five military classes, 
more than seventy 
talents and 
abilities. Allows 
player to control 
character development 
through live services: Army; Navy, 
Marines, Merchants and Scouts. 

TAXES SCIENCE FICTION ROLE-PLAYING LIGHT YEARS FORWARD 



SO 



Twenty-eight planets and 
satellites to explore in eight 
systems filled with exciting 
puzzles, dangerous subjects and 
interesting characters to 
encounter. 

"Megatraveller 1 is one of the best 
science-fiction role-playing 
games ever for the computer" 

"Megatraveller 1 , a game that 
truly warrants the highest level of 
praise, the attention to 
detail makes it 

exceptional" ^^^^^^^ 

(Quotes taken ftarn 
Dragon magazine US and 

Quest Busters magazine US) 

Amiga and ST unpiemeniatians 
try STeVeN Green 



The 

no. I best 

selling book has now 
turned 

into the no. 1 best 
selling game 

Team Yankee is the definitive action simulation of modem tank warfare 
Team Yankee. . . the critics' choice" 

Team Yankee is designed to test your leadership and tactical skills to the 
quick. 

STRATEGY PLUS 

This is a game and a half! 
The use of four screens in 
one is simply brilliant - at 



AMIGA FORMAT 

Team Yankee presents a game, 
in a sims clothing, which when 
dealing with tanks has to be the 
perfect approach! 



ACE 

The blend of thought and 
reflexes required to play Team 
Yankee is exactly right! 

ST FORMAT 

Hunting the Red Bear has never 
been so much fun! 
You wont be able to tear yourself 
away from Team Yankee! 



times it's almost like 
playing on four 
computers at once! 
I quickly found 
myself hooked on a 
genre of game 
which previously 
held no interest. 



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AMIGA ACTION 

The tanks have been superbly 
animated, with great attention to detail! 
This has to be a must for everyone! 




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- the wait 
is over! 

Commodore finally stop crying wolf 
and unveil a CD player that thinks it's 
an Amiga, as Eddie McKendrick reports 



MONTHS of speculation about 
Commodore's fledgling multi- 
media product CDTV are finally 
over. On Tuesday April 30 
Commodore officially intro- 
duced their Dynamic Total 
Vision to the world. 

Due to go on sale later this 
year with a price tag of around 
£700, CDTV is similar Jn appear- 
ance to a standard compact disc 
player, but it is capable of a vari- 
ety of Interactive leisure and 
educational applications. 

With the CDTV, users wilt be 
able to simultaneously call up 
video images, text, graphics and 
stereo audio through a simple 
infra-red remote control unit. 

The greatest potential for 
CDTV lies in the educational 



field where programs are being 
developed which exploit the 
machine's multimedia capability. 

A Commodore spokesman 
explained: "You can call up a 
picture of the African bush con- 
taining a number of wild ani- 
mals. 

"Using the control unit you 
can then select one of the ani- 
mals and up on screen comes a 
detailed picture with descriptive 
text and the sound of the partic- 
ular animal or a commentary." 

A pilot scheme underway 
with Derbyshire County Council 
is using CDTV to teach Japanese 
to local schoolchildren. 

As well as hearing the spoken 
language, children are able to 
see pictures depicting Japanese 



WHAT'S 





culture. As no keyboard is neces- 
sary, CDTV can be operated by 
people with no previous key- 
board experience. 
CDTV exploits the technology 



of CD-ROM (compact disc read 
only memory) using discs with a 
storage capacity equivalent to 
around 720 floppy disks our 
about 250,000 pages of text. 



Delivering the goods 



Independent research commissioned by Amiga Computing has revealed 
that major High street outlets do not expect to have large stocks of 
Commodore's CDTV home entertainment system until October. 

Despite the official launch our survey showed that CDTV is likely to be a 
slow starter with one retail chain expecting only small stocks by mid-May 
and others still in the dark about availability. 

Information for the buying public is woefully inadequate. Under the 
guise of a customer keenly interested in buying CDTV, our researchers con- 
tacted approved stockists Dixons, John Lewis 
and Comet. Sales staff in one major Dixons 
outlet thought CDTV was "a sort of televi- 
sion" while staff at another branch asked: "Is 
it some kind of games console?" Neither had 
any knowledge of availability. 

A third Dixons store said they had no idea 
when they would get CDTV but they would 
try and order it while the manager of a fourth 



6 CDTV may be here as 
far as Commodore is 
concerned, but no-one has 
told the High Street' 



outlet said: "We've got it in our price list but because of pre-production 
delays I don't think we will have it in stock until October." 

A spokesman at Dixons' head office said: "We have no information on 
when ihis will be available but we hope it will be within the next month. 
We are just waiting for Commodore, but the price has been fixed at 
£599.99." Our researchers drew a complete blank at the |ohn Lewis store 
in London's Oxford Street. Even when given a description of the new 
machine, a senior member ol staff said they had no knowledge of it. 

"It's not on our list for this half-year. Maybe 
we will have it next half," was the reply. 

Over at Comet, staff in two retail outlets 
referred us to head office where a spokesman 
said: "We will have CDTV in some of our selected 
outlets by mid-May but we certainly do not 
expect to have it generally available until 
October. 

It will cost £599.99 " 



Amiga Computing 9 



WHAT'S Amiga's in education go down a bundle 



new 



Smooth operator 

ANTIA is a font enhancement utility 
which performs an anti-aliasing pro- 
cess on normal Amiga fonts. 

From one original font size, it can 
produce up to nine scaled down ver- 
sions, anti-aliased using four brightness 
levels. 

AntiA runs on all Amigas. It can 
handle type sizes up to 300 points, 
although a 512k machine will be limit- 
ed to sizes of around 200 points. A 
68020/30 Is useful in speeding up the 
processing of very large point sizes, but 
not essential. AntiA is available now at 
a RRP of £40. Contact ZEN Computer 
Services on 061 793 1931 

24 bits on the side 

AMIGA screen files can now be con- 
verted into 24 bit colour slides or 
film of full cinema quality thanks to a 
new development from Amiga 
Centre Scotland (031 557 4242). ' 

Cine Link is a module for use with 
the company's Image Link package, 
now re-christened Rastar Link. It 
drives a number of digital film 
recorders, allowing Amiga files to be 
transmitted to them via the SCSI 
port. 

They are then converted into 
2,000 or 4,000 line resolution pic- 
tures. Cine Link can also be teamed 
with a cine camera to produce cine 
film animations in up to 4,000 line 
resolution and full 24 bit colour. As 
Amiga Computing went to press, the 
price of Cine Link was not definite 
but should be in the region of £230. 
Raster Link costs £155. This provides 



COMMODORE has escalated its assault on the education 
market by offering education authorities and schools the 
chance to buy an Amiga 500 and one of 14 software 
packages for £299 plus VAT - a saving of £1 00. 

The offer has been made in response to education 
minister Kenneth Clarke's request for computer manufac- 
turers to be competitive in their education pricing. 

It includes a 500 with 1Mb of ram and a choice of 
Amiga Logo with Talking Turtle, DPaint II, DPrint II, 
Dpaint III, BBC Emulator, 
Fanta Vision, MaxiPlan 500, 
Superbase Personal, ProWrite 
2.5, Music Mouse, Dr. T's 
Music Recording Studio, 
InfoFile, Photon Paint or 
Spritz. 

To ensure that those tak- 
ing advantage of the offer 
are bona fide education 
users, Commodore are deal- 
ing with all orders them- 




selves - passing them on to accredited dealers in the 
appropriate area. "We are policing this offer very closely 
to make sure that the right people are buying the com- 
puters," said Commodore's national sales manager for 
education, Peter Talbot. "So far we have had tremendous 
response from the government right down to the schools 
themselves. We have a growing market share in educa- 
tion and there hasn't been an offer as keen as this one 
before". Commodore spokesman Andrew Ball added that 

in the first month alone, 
• •••••••• sales on the offer had 

totalled £250,000. Schools 
wanting to buy the package 
must provide either their 
DES number or an official 
purchase order and the offer 
closes on May 31 . 

Further details can be 
obtained from Commodore's 
education sales desk on 
0628 779677. 



We have a 
growing market 
share in 
education and 
there hasn't 
been an offer as 
keen as this one 
before'' 

Peter Talbot 



all the software necessary for the 
conversion but the real shock to the 
wallet comes with the purchase of 
digital film recorders which can run 
into thousands of pounds. 

Under the Spell 

SPELL!, the computerised aid to 
spelling that is now selling in 
record numbers to Amiga users, 
has found a new fan - Minister of 
Education Tim Eggar. 

He has written to Nicholas 
Winterton MP, another admirer of 
the program: "The Government 
welcomes such initiatives as a way 
of raising standards in our schools." 

And he added: "The Secretary of 
State is concerned at the perceived 
decline in the standard of spelling 
among young people and is keen 
that everyone in the world of edu- 
cation should take serious steps to 
improve those standards. Good 
spelling is essential in all branches 
of knowledge". 



Spurious price cuts 

FOLLOWING reports of price cuts 
for top-end Amigas in the USA, 
Commodore UK spokesman 
Andrew Ball has discounted 
suggestions that the same i 
could happen on this side 
of the Atlantic. 

He told Amiga Comput- 
ing: "These are just spuri- 
ous rumours." 

The American price cuts 
take in both Amiga 2000 
and 3000 ranges and vary 
from 1 0 to 26 per cent. 



The Lowe 
down 
on ACS 






MANAGING director Martin 
Lowe reports that Amiga 
Centre Scotland have 
embarked on a substantial 
change of direction. They are 
now concentrating on 
developing low-cost advanc- 
ed technology for business, 
television, the professions 
and education. 

"We intend to provide an 
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ness or education customer 
can be shown a complete 
range of computing hard- 
ware and software, where 
they can examine and try our 
equipment and where techni- 
cal requirements can be iden- 
tified and satisfied," he told 
Amiga Computing, 

'Too few people and corporations in the UK are aware of the power 
and price advantages of using the Amiga system. A fully-implemented 
version of AT&T Unix System V, release 4, is now available on the Amiga, 
ntemationally, many broadcast and video professionals have already dis- 
covered the Amiga." 
The validity of his decision was underlined by the successful appear- 
ance of AMS's 32-bit graphics board at top European computer 
show CEBIT where it attracted interest and orders from 40 coun- 
tries. 

"Commodore displayed four of our boards on their trade 
stand," said Lowe. "Japanese company Sharp also showed the 
Harlequin/Amiga combination displaying images captured with 
their top ol the range scanners. 

"Software developers in Europe and America are already pro- 
ducing programs to lake advantage of our technology" 

Features in previous issues of Amiga Computing, the Harlequin 
board substantially reduces the cost of generating broadcast quali- 
ty, full colour images with an Amiga. 



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Games galore, but 
serious VR was the 
real draw 



It was a case of games 
nearly all the way at 
the European Computer ^ 
Trade Show, but Richard 
Williams managed to find the 
more serious side, too 




Hi-Tec sign up Bugs Bunny and Co. 

HI-TEC Software used the ECTS platform to announce a prestigious sign- 
ing with a major cartoon company. 

The company has signed contracts with giants Warner Bros, throwing 
open the flood gates for a host of popular cartoon stars to appear on 
computer software. 

The characters made world-famous by Warner Bros over the year 
include Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Thudd, Sylvester and Tweetie. 
Hi- Tec has already achieved success with characters from its othf 
jor licensee. Hanna Barbera. 



WITH a name like the European 
Computer Trade Show, you would 
have thought the number of differ- 
ent kinds of software and hardware 
on show at Islington's Business 
Design Centre would have been 
legion. 

You would have been wrong. 

The order of the day - or rather 
the order of the three days from April 
14 to 16 inclusive - was games, 
games and more games. 

True, there was the odd bit of 
hardware - though mostly joysticks, 
to aid the playing of games, and 
mice, which in many cases serve the 
same purpose — and several purvey- 
ors of educational and music soft- 
ware were in evidence. 

But in the main, games reigned 
supreme. 

How strange to have to report, 
then, that the stand which had the 
most visitors queueing up was NOT 
organised by a games outfit. 

It was a virtual reality demonstra- 
tion from Divison, a company based 
in Chipping Sodbury, near Bristol, 
and which is involved in the more 
serious side of VR. 

Although consistently well popu- 
lated, even the Psygnosis hospitality 
suite, with those inevitable, loveable 
little Lemmings everywhere, could 
not raise the same amount of visitor 
interest. 

Division's main claim is that it has 
made VR a practical proposition. It 
has done this by creating the hard- 
ware and software that has moved 



this leading-edge area of technology 
away from being an expensive labo- 
ratory plaything to a product that 
can be quickly integrated into any 
application which generates real 
time images. 

I must confess I didn't actually get 
to don the eye-set for a demo, the 
queues being too long. But I did 
manage a word with one of 
Division's directors, Steve Ghee, who 
told me the company was pushing 
itself at the research market. The idea 
is that Division provide the hardware 
and software with which the cus- 
tomer can write their own pieces of 
VR using a high-level language like 



C. Most other companies involved in 
VR are working on specific games. 

One of Division's customers is the 
Advanced Robotics Research 
Laboratory in Salford, Manchester. 
The ARRL is putting together an 
advanced robotic control system, in 
which a robot is linked electronically 
to a human, and the robot "learns" 
all the actions performed by the per- 
son. The human hears and sees 
exactly the same things as the robot. 

Steve Ghee says it is very, very 
hard to build an intelligent machine. 
But by using VR to put a human into 
■ the loop, you can teach a robot how 
to do certain things very quickly. 



New software 
promised for 
Phazer 

TROJAN, manufacturers of light- 
phasers for use with the Amiga 
and other computers, and who 
also make lighlpens for use with 
the Amiga and Amstrad PCW, with 
Atari ST/STE and PC versions com- 
ing soon, used the show as plat- 
form for the announcement that it 
has established its own software 
house. 

The idea is "to ensure a contin- 
uing supply of quality software" to 
support its products. 

Trojan promised new titles for 
all formats of Phazers would be 
released at regular intervals during 
1991 and beyond. Imminent 
releases are The Enforcer, Aliex anc 
Fire Star. 

Trojan lightphasers and light- 
pens each carry a rrp of £39.99. 

Anyone thinking of contacting 
Steve or his colleagues at Division for 
a quote on a bespoke system had 
better consult their bank manager 
first. The kind of system being used 
in Satford costs more than £50,000, 
the eye-set and the electronic glove 
being the most expensive parts. 

But there's hope. A system 
Division will be releasing in August 
will cost £10,000,and Steve says 
costs will continue to tumble until VR 
becomes de rigueur for all self- 
respecting home computer fanatics - 
and not just the game players! 

What are the chances of Division- 
style VR on the Amiga? "You can 
actually attach our box lo the Amiga, 
and use the Amiga joystick to control 
things," said Steve. 

Show launch for 
scanner and rodent 

A NEW scanning package for the 
Amiga, and a new mouse which can 
be used with the Amiga or Atari STs, 
were launched at the show by 
Pandaal Marketing Ltd (0234 
855666). 

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THE results of eighteen months of research and 
development appeared on the stand of joystick 
manufacturer Cheetah. 

Visitors encountered what Cheetah described as 
"the new generation of joystick technology". 

Cheetah Is renowned for helicopter-style hand- 
grip sticks, and after conducting extensive 
research designed a new and innovative range of 
controllers. 

The Bug is claimed to be "the most comfortable 
controller available", sitting snugly and neatly in 
the palm of the hand, ensuring long-term payabil- 



ity. The Tortoise is a green, economically shaped 
model whose shell acts as the directional move- 
ment control. Aeroskate operates in the same way 
as a conventional skateboard, except that it con- 
nects to your games system or computer. 

Stick X's control handle sits comfortably In the 
palm of the hand for long-term play, detecting the 
slightest movement of the hand to different direc- 
tions. Finally, the Turbofighter is a two-handled 
Yoke with multi-directional control, including for- 
ward and back movement. It comes complete with 
analogue and digital interfaces. 



Amiga Computing 13 



WHAT'S 





105mm scanning width, 
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r and white or three dither 
patterns representing 64 grey scales, 
contrast control, real-time scanning 
display, zoom and pixel perfect edit- 
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rotate, flip and invert images and lull 
printer support. 

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Pandaal claim 
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RRP of £34.95. 

AMOS gets turbo 
charged 

THE AMOS Compiler - the turbo 
booster for the 40,000-selling AMOS 
write-your-own-games program - 
was the big news from Europress 
Software, the new name for 
Database Software as of May 1, 

Europress said the Compiler 
would be on sale from May, and 
would more than double the speed 
of AMOS programs. Some com- 
mands are seven times faster once 
compiled. Europress were also plug- 
ging AMOS 3D, which allows Amiga 
owners to create 3D objects and 
manipulate them in real-time, ideal 
for creating games like Starglider and 
Inter-phase. And the next phase 
of the Fun School education- 
al series for children, Fun 
School 4, is well under 
way and should be 
launched in the 
autumn. 



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Development team: 
Chris Payne (right), Ric 
Vanner (left), and Peter Lee 
(top right) 



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will be sold alongside Fun Schools 2 
and 3, and will offer six further pro- 
grams across three age groups, all in 
line with National Curriculum guide- 
lines. The Fun School series accounts 
for a staggering 79.6 per cent of all 
educational software sold by com- 
puter retailers according to indepen- 
dent market research commissioned 
by Europress Software. Managing 
director Chris Payne said more than 
a quarter of a million Fun Schools 
had been sold and dealer; were con- 
vinced the range would continue to 
sell for years to come. 

Contriving to cover 
Europe 

CONTRIVER Europe Limited chose 
the occasion of the ECTS to 
announce that it is poised to launch 
its European distribution network. 

The firm's products, which are 
made in Taiwan, include a wide 
range of mice, joysticks, disk boxes, 
mouse pads, printer stands and 
other accessories. Managing 
director Adolfo Giannini 
said Contriver's inten- 
tion was to continue 
■ its competitive 
P pricing policy 
while maintaining 
the highest possible 
standards. The company 
was busy evaluating potential 
distributors for the contriver 
range throughout the whole of 
Europe. 



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Amiga Computing goes Euro 

Amiga Computing, launched by Database Publications in 1968 and which last year 
moved to Interactive Publishing, is now to come under the banner of Europress 
Publications Limited. This is a result of the restructuring of all companies within 
the Europress Group. 

The magazine has been managed by Interactive Publiishing, for the last four- 
teen months. Interactive was formed as the result of a historic deal between 
Gollner Publishing and Database Publications. Now all magazines published by 
the group will be united under one name. Chairman Derek Meakin. who founded 
the group 21 years ago, said: "With the creation of new subsidiaries in recent 
years, all with different names, there was a growing danger of the parent group 
losing its identity. From now on all companies forming part of the group will 
appear under the Europress banner". Richard Williams has been appointed pub- 
lisher, with responsibility for both Amiga Computing and Atari ST User. The Amiga 
Computing editorial line-up comprises Eddie McKendrick (Features Editor) with 
Stevie Kennedy (Technical Editor) and Paul Austin (Deputy Features Editor). The 
art department is headed up by Mike Bailey (Art Editor). 

Behind the scenes, key Amiga Computing personnel are Jane Conway (Sales 
and Marketing Manager), Tracy Carroll (Advertisment Manager), Simon Lees 
(Advertisment Sales), |ohn Burns (Circulation Director) and David Wren 
(Circulation Manager). Richard Williams said; "With a new company structure 
and more staff we are in an ideal position to make Amiga Computing even better 
value in terms of editorial content and free disk programs. It will also boost our 
already great advertising power." Europress Publications also produce PC Today, 
The Micro User and Let's Compute! Other companies within the Europress Group 
include Europress Interactive (Amiga Action, ST Action, Gomes-X), Europress 
Software (Formerly Database Software & Mandarin Software) and Europress 
Trade Publications (publishers of Computer Trade Weekly). 

Michael Meakin becomes Managing Director of the group's holding company, 
Europress Ltd, with Tim Roberts promoted to group financial controller. 




Derek Meakin 




Richard Williams 



Lemming 
walk it in 
leisure awards 

AN alternative name for the 
European Computer Leisure 
Awards, awarded and presented 
during tn* ECTS show, might well 
be the Psygnosb awards, juding by 
the number ol honours picked up 
by the games manufacturer already 
on a high with the runaway (no 
pun Intended) success of 
Lemmings. 

Psygnosis picked up the prizes 
for Computer Game of the Ye* 
(Lemmings), Most Original Gai 
(Lemmings), Best Graphii 
(Shadow of the Beast If), 8ei 
Sound (Shadow of the Beast II 
and also took the Softwai 
Publisher of the Year prize, 

Anyone who is wondering 
whether Lemmings deserves its 
success should have seen how visi- 
tors who had not seen It before 
were Immediately captivated on 
visiting the Psygnosis hospitality 
suite and getting some hands-on 
experience of trying to lead the lit- 
tle lemms out of peril. 

The "biggie" award from the 
point of view of Amigaphiles was 
obviously the one for Horn* 
Computer ol the Year, won b) 
Commodore for what else but Iht 
Amlgal 

Commodore also won the 
Multimedia Package of ihe Year 
title for Amiga Vision, 

Other awards were: 
Best Animation - Dragon's Latr li 
(by ReadySofl Inc); Best Action 
Game - Turrican (Rainbow Arts); 
Best Adventure/ Role Playing Game 
- The Secret of Monkey Island 
(Lucasfllm); Best Mind Came - 
Klax (Domark), Best Packaging 
Ultima VI (Origin); Best Simulation 
M9 Stealth Fighter 
(Microprose); Console Game of the 
Year - Tetris (Nintendo). 

In the Non-games/Technici 
Excellence Categories, besides 
two Commodore successes, awar 
were: 

Best Art Package - Deluxe Par 
III (Electronic Arts); Best Musi 
Package - Bars and Pipes (Blue 
Ribbon Soundworxs); Best Home 
Eduction Package - Fun School 3 
(Europress Software); Best Home 
Productivity Package, Microsoft 
Works (Microsoft); Most Innovative 
Peripheral - Video Toaster 
(Newtek); Multimedia Package of 
the Year - Amiga Vision 
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Amiga Computing was one of the 
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Afar 
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Donald Maple mit der news und der 
views from CeBIT '91 in Hanover 

Here we go again! In case you don't know it, the springtime CeBIT 
show held in Hanover, West Germany, is the largest computer exhibition 
in the world. More than 4,500 exhibitors from 41 countries, spread over 
some 20 halls covering nearly 300,000 square metres, showed their wares to a 
crowd of around 600,000 visitors. The exhibition grounds are so big that, in addition 
to its own train station, CeBIT provides a free bus service for visitors and a free taxi service 
for journos. Impressed? (Yeah - sounds almost as good as Birmingham's NEC! - Ed) 
Commodore is very popular in Germany so It's no surprise to learn that it has always been well repre- 
sented here. r 



WHAT'S 




Show highlights 

OK FOLKS, you waited long enough. 
The big news, of course, is the 
European premiere of CDTV which, 
contrary to popular misconception, 
actually stands for "Commodore 
Dynamic Total Vision". 

CDTV is basically a 1 Mb keyboard- 
less Amiga with a CD-ROM drive and 
remote control. 

Known internally within 
Commodore as "the baby" it will 
start shipping to selected markets in 
the U.S. and Europe this spring. 
CDTV was to be available in 
Germany in May at DM 1 500 (just 
over £500). 

CDTV is not TV format specific 



and can be used with both PAL and 
NTSC. 

A "smart card" is used 
for storage so when 
the machine is ^ f |J : ^ 
turned off the 
settings are 
retained, I 
CDTV can also -j 
play "regular" I 
audio CDs. 

"From the 
moment you 
turn it on and 
insert a CDTV disk ( 
you are involved immedi- V* 
ately in the content of the appli- 
cation, not in operating the 
machine," said Irving Gould. 





He continued: "Some of the 
wqrld's leading software and refer- 
ence companies including 
Guinness, Lucasfilm, 
C 0 Disney and the big 
CiM* European soft- 
0 ware houses are 




PRESS HERE! 

COINCIDING with the 20(h anniver- 
sary of Commodore Germany - the 
parent company will celebrate 30 years 
in two years time - Commodore's 
international annual press briefing was 
a very professional affair. 

"This press conference presentation 
was created using the Amiga 3000 so 
you can see what this product can do 
in real He," said Helmut Jost, the new 
boss of Commodore Germany. 

He was joined by Irving Gould, the 
chairman of the board and chief exec- 
utive officer of Commodore in the U.S. 

But before we get to meaty stuff, a 
few figures. Commodore continues (o 
show healthy growth and, compared 
to last year, the most recent six 
lonths' sales increased by 23 per cent 
md net profits jumped NINEfold to 
million. Bui (he best financial news 
that with more than 50 per cent the 
lkja continues to dominate. 
Europe still accounts for 85 per cent 
total sales and Germany is again the 
single largest world market 

Because of this Commodore Is 
building a new factory In 
Braunschweig, Germany - all 
Commodore machines sold in Europe 
are already manufactured there. 

The CM is still selling well in spite 
of it being declared dead five years 
ago. In Germany alone C64 sales 
lumped from 10B.000 to 180,000 
mainly due lo East Germany. 

And the icing on the cake is that 
alter reaching the 1,000,000 mark in 
the spring of last year Commodore 
sold its 2,000,000th Amiga in 



on 



working 
CDTV titles." 
•"■*»-» The reference 
.mm. titles include 
among others 
World Vista Atlas, 
the fully illustrated 
Grollier encyclopedia 
and the King |ames Bible. 
CDTV is also ideal for high quality 
arcade games and entertainment 
titles. Because CDTV delivers music. 



video, text, graphics animation and 
interactivity its application is virtually 
unlimited. 

A few examples are multimedia 
courseware, libraries, point of sales 
presentations, product demonstra- 
tions and staff training. 

While CDTV Is "multimedia for 
the masses", Amiga 3000 is high end 
multimedia. However, the latter has 
also got some new clothes. 

Namely, Commo-dore is branch- 
ing out into Unix with the "Amiga 
3000 Tower" envisaged as a Unix 
server and the "Amiga 3000 UX" 
which runs the latest AT&T Unix 
System 5 Release 4. 

The Tower Amiga has five 32-bit 
and three 16-bit slots. > 



Amiga Computing 17 




WHAT'S 





> The mother- 
board also has a 
200-pin CPU slot. In 
contrast to the Amiga 3000, 
the Tower has the four Zorro III slots 
on the motherboard and not on a 
separate card. The video system has 
its own slot called VDE - Video 
Display Enhancer. A SCSI port is also 
included on the motherboard. 

The heart of the machine is a 25- 
Mhz 68030 assisted by a 68882 
floating point coprocessor. 3Mb of 
RAM comes as standard of which 
2Mb is fast RAM. 

Using 4 Mbit chips this can be 



brought up to 18Mb. The machine is 
supplied with either a 100Mb or 
200Mb hard disk with access lime of 
19ms. 

The graphic resolutions range 
from 320x256 to 1280x512 and are 
backward compatible with all four 
previous Amiga modes. 

A "flicker fixer" chip comes as stan- 
dard. On the software side the Tower 
is delivered with "Amiga-Vision" 
authoring system and the Unix version 
can communicate with other 
machines via an Ethernet card. 

For DOS masochists among you 
Commo-dore also introduced Its 
fourth generation of machines which 
to date this year include nine new PCs 
such as slim-line, notebooks, desktop 
and towers featuring 286, 386 and 
486 processors. 

Hands on... 

Now that we're all charged up let's 
lay our grubby little hands on some 
real hardware. The Commodore 
booth was composed of three 
stands: a tiny home computing 
stand, an Amiga stand and a PC 
stand. 

The professional focus was clearly 



reflected in how the total area was 
divided. 

The PC area was twice as large as 
the other two combined! In spite of 
this division being the same as last 
year it nevertheless seems contradic- 
tory to Commodore's statements 
that the Amiga is the main platform 
and that it outsells the PCs by a large 
margin. In contrast to last year's 
"wall of multimedia video" the 
Amiga stand this year was dominat- 



ed by a "wall of CDTV" - a room size 
multi-screen display running CDTV 
demos. Oh yeah, the stand also con- 
tained a car. A what? No, really! A 
regular size car whose controls were 
connected to an Amiga and used in 
a competition. 

The competitors then "drove" the 
car and watched the monitor on the 
wall in front through the windshield. 
OK, it may not be virtual reality 
exactly but it comes close... 




Let's party with Third Party! 

"Delta-Base", distributed bv Delta plethora of features such as ARexx H^^^^H MH^H^^^^^^ 

Comm odore 



'Delta-Base", distributed by Delta 
Konzept at 01049-2159-81007 
(that's Germany you're calling so, 
don't make that call too long nowl), 
is a multidimensional data base 
written by Chris M. Muench. The 
program is very sophisticated and 
after setting the initial parameters 
doesn't require the user to set the 
field definitions. 

In addition to supporting multi- 
ple users, Delta-Base has one or 
more Supervisors who are responsi- 
ble for setting the parameters and 
structures and manage user access. 
Delta-Base runs on both the Amiga 
and the PC and is looking for a dis- 
tributor in the UK so call Germany 
on 01049-71 1-3454285 if you wish 
to become one. 

Videocomp. responsible for the 
aforementioned "wall" of video last 
year, are well known here for 
endowing Amigas with Transputers 
and interfacing them with high-end 
professional video hardware. 

This year saw the introduction of 
DVE-10, an all-in-one device com- 
bining digital effects, a video pro- 
cessor, audio and video mixers, a 
fast digitiser and a Genlock inter- 
face. 

Merkens EDV introduced "VD 
2001", a 24-bit real time digitizer 
and frame buffer. Originally devel- 
oped in Austria the device sports a 



plethora of features such as ARexx 
support, works with a number of 
picture formats, overscan, mask 
editing, brush handling, picture 
blow-up and reduction. 

The price in Germany is DM 
3998 (about £1,500). Merkens is at 
01049-6196-3026 while the UK dis- 
tributor Is G2. 

"MXM-Chart" from MXM Is a 
stock exchange analysis program. In 
addition to fast processing of data 
and creation of various graphs the 
program can also directly grab data 
from Videotext (the German equiva- 
lent of Teletext). The program ver- 
sion 1 .00 lists for DM 349 (about 
125 pounds). For more info call 
01049-511-446376 (that's Germany 
again). 

• funi.ib- - a joint effort by 
Commodore, Kawai and Steinberg - 
is a complete MIDI system incorpo- 
rating both hardware and software. 
Introduced here last year, Kawai 
supplies the 6Ukey synthesizer 
which is actually an FS-680 with a 
few additional interfacing features. 

The 13-note polyphonic synth 
comes with 100 presets (five soft- 
ware modifiable), an on-board 
sequencer and a built-in rhythm 
machine with 100 different pat- 
terns. 

Steinberg custom wrote the soft- 
ware which is Funlab specific and 




will only work with this synthesizer. 
The main feature of the package is 
"one finger ad lib", where the user 
selects the rhythm, presses one key 
and the synth does the rest 
The rhythm selection determines 
the notes in the automatically creat- 
ed tune but these notes can also be 
defined by the user. 

Funlab also sports a disk based 
"juke-box". New this year are more 
"juke-box" disks, each with up to 
10 songs and including written 
notation. 

Maxon demonstrated their 
"Maxon-CAD" program with a spe- 
cial Turbo-version for the Amiga 
3000. The prices are DM 249 
(about 90 pounds) and SM 449 
(about 160 pounds) respectively. 
Both versions support the CRP 
graphic tablet and work In resolu- 



tions from 640x256 to 1 024x1 008. 

Maxon will answer your call at 
01049-6196-481811 (Germany). 

FEET Computer (yup, that's 
what they're called!) offer a com- 
plete digitizing solution for all 
Amiga models. ARISTOTAB, devel- 
oped by ARISTO, is the digitizer 
while FEET Computer wrote the 
driver which controls the mouse 
and does scaling and rotation as 
well. 

Use your hands and call FEET at 
01 049-40-7427081 (Germany). 

Elnar Kretzler demonstrated 
three products: Video-imaging for 
architectural landscape simulations 
in CAD images, 3D-Simulalion for 
creation of realistic models and 
Video-Presentation . 

Call 01049-451-36112 (Germany) 
for more inlo. 



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The dirt on the domain 



The world ol Public Domain has been gradually gaining a reputation not 
too dissimilar to that of a used car salesmen. 

Ves, I know I'll receive hundreds of irate letters from furious used car 
salesmen threatening lltigalion for being compared with a business which 
is as notoriously dodgy as PD, but nevertheless it must be said. 

The problems with the Public Domain usually arrive with the fly by 
night elements that set up overnight and go bust almost as quickly, leav- 
ing punters in the dark and invariably out of pocket 

The only real way to avoid the Arthur Daily element is to check out 
their ads in respectable magazines and make sure they're well put togeth- 
er. If possible check a few back issues to see if they regularly appear in the 
advertisers' Index. 



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Another clank drmo 



software. A good example of the 
speed and scale of development is 
provided by one of Britain's bigger 
libraries, Wakefield based 1 7-Bit soft- 
ware. 

Back in February 1 988 they boast- 
ed a library of 40 disks. Now they 
are approaching the 1,500 disk 
mark. Things haven't stabilised yet. 
the library is still growing at an 
impressive rate. 

Looking at 1 7-Bit now, it is diffi- 
cult to retain perspective and keep 
sight of the original PD ideals. 

The organisation occupies its own 
offices with five staff looking after the 
needs of over 19,000 members. 
There is no disputing that Public 
Domain has developed from more 




than a back bedroom pursuit. More 
and more people, perhaps dissatis- 
fied with existing PD sources, are 
opting to set up their own PD 
libraries. Some do it for fun, others 
aim to make their fortune from sell- 
ing other people's voluntary efforts. 

Martyn Brown has been in PD for 
over three years. Known to his 
friends as 'Spadge', he is one of the 
most influential players on the PD 
circuit. He is reflective on the UK 
Public Domain scene, hankering 
back to the early days when the flop- 
pies were few but the quality was 
high. 

"Our most popular sellers in the 
early days were utility disks, Sonix 
tunes and the Walker demos," he 
relates, pointing illustratively at a 17- 
bil PD catalogue on the table. So 



what sells now? Martyn reveals with- 
out hesitation: "It is all sampled stuff 
now, graphics and sound." 

No productivity software? 

Martyn breaks the silence pensive- 
ly: "No, not really, it is one of the 
weak spots with Amiga PD. We do 
some utility packs but there is hardly 
anything in the way of decent seri- 
ous software." 

What we now have is a Public 
Domain soltware base awash with 
demos , innumerable disk utilities 
and workbench hacks, but few useful 
programs. This is quite a contrast to 
the PD scene of a few years ago. 

Free PD? 

PD libraries charge anything from 
50p to £5 for disks. As previously dis- > 



PD the legal language 

For the average newcomer the almost endless variety of legal variations 
beneath the umbrella of the Public domain can make the basically liberal 
philosophy of the business seem very confused. 
To help clear the waters here's a brief guide as to what it all means. 



War and PD 

you've no doubt noticed there seems to be something ol a 
war in progress with various factions cutting prices like 
and rustling software faster than a cowboy .with an insa- 
tiable desire to poke other people's critters. 

This cut throat mood is not solely the fault of the small opera- 
tors but in fact quite the reverse. The large libraries use their Z^"* 
formidable market position to corner various new releases with \. 
Licenceware agreements which vary in detail but invariably result in ' 
the software being tied temporarily or permanently to the library in 
question. 

As a result, what's left for the rest becomes very hot prop- 
erty and of course that's when the blood starts to flow. 

widely 'sampled 




PD/Freeware 

With this format you're not obliged to send anything to anyone, the 
whole thing is totally free The only restnetion is that the software is not 
sold commercially and if it's distributed to anyone the cost ol Ihe disks is 
not meant to exceed the amount required for duplication, packaging and 
postage. 

Shareware 

This is by far the most popular format. The idea is to allow you to sample 
the software and if you then use it on a regular basis you're legally bound 
to pay a nominal amount to the author. 

This will usually have the added effect of making you a registered user, 
which generally means technical support and access to the latest 
upgrades. 

Licenceware 

In most cases this distinction only really applies to PD libraries by restrict- 
ing distribution to the library with the particular software franchise In 
question. 

As far as we the punters are concerned the software itself is usually 
Shareware with an occasional exception and should be treated 
accordingly. 

Beerware 

This is a splendidly silly alternative which calls for the donation of 
a six pack of beer to the alcoholic author. Of course if the beer 
monster in question lives in Lapland it could be a lot cheaper 
to send a cheque and a bottle opener. 

Charityware 

This is a rare but highly commendable variation on the 

theme. As you've no doubt guessed tf you become addicted 

to the program in question you're required to send a donation 

to the charity of either your or the author's choice. 

If your conscience can stand this particular poke in 

the eye and you still don't donate you've got to be 

mpioo can be classed as a very sad character, 

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Paying 



There is an easy alternative to the 
tangled web of licence agree- 
ments: simply cough up the cash 
and make the donation like 
you're supposed to. 

This isn't quite as surreal as it 
seems. There are some definite 
advantages to becoming a regis- 
tered user. Perhaps the biggest 
bonus is access to updates as 
soon as they're available, not to 
mention the technical support the 
author will be more than happy 
to supply to his new found friend. 

Another twist in the tale 
employed by many a wiley author 
is to only supply partial versions 
of their software for release within 
the PD. 

Only when you do the decent 
thing and cough up the cash will 
you receive the full-blown all 
singing, all dancing version of the 
software complete with extra 
disks or occasionally even various 
hardware add-ons which will 
allow full use of the software in 
question. 

An alternative method of 
encouragement relies on the 
need for a manual which the 
author will happily trade for the 
appropriate cash incentive. Both 
these methods are becoming 
increasingly popular. 

The only downside for the par- 
tially complete approach is the 
potential for free advertising that 
has already been spotted by a 
good few commercial companies. 

Occasionally it can be really 
useful to get some hands-on 
experience of expensive commer- 
cial packages before you hand 
over your hard earned cash, but 
more often than not the PD alter- 
natives are just advertisements for 
the next ninja mutant blasl-'em- 



cussed, the actual software 
s free, so where does the 
money go? Again. Martyn Brown 
can offer an insight: "We charge 
£1.50 for our disks and all we really 
do is cover our costs." 

Some of the cost can be directly 
accounted for: 35p on postage and 
packing. 30p on duplication and Sp 
on literature. These factors combined 
account for 50% of the cost. 

That may look as if it leaves 70p 
profit on each disk but there is quite 
a lot to read between the lines. 

From that remaining 70p, the 
library has to pay (or lighting, heat- 
ing, telephones, five staff and a 
whole range of other day-to-day 
costs. 

Add to that the production of the 
"Update" disk magazine which is 
sold for only £1 an issue and the cost 
of advertising in magazines. 

With these factors combined you 
won't get much change from 
£60,000 each year. The bottom line 
is, in order to cover costs 1 7-Bit have 
to sell 85,715 disks annually. 

To assist in the duplication pro- 
cess, 1 7-Bit have a professional dupli- 
cator capable of chucking out 
copied, verified disks at the rate of 
1 28 an hour. 

So if you have a bedroom big 
enough and you really do enjoy tick- 
ing stamps there is nothing to stop 
you setting up a library. Don't under- 
estimate the sheer volume of effort 
required though. 

Direct Connection 

It is possible to get your hands on PD 
software without paying a library for 
it Hundreds of Bulletin Boards exist 
up and down the country providing 
literally thousands of PD programs 
for a wide variety of machines. Up 
until a year or so ago, the Amiga was 
the poor relation online, but we are 
catching up fast. Most BB's don't 



1 



Have you paid your licence 

The Ucenceware arrangement is something of a mixed blessing. It actually 
contravenes the spirit of PD in the eyes of most aficionados by restricting 
the socialist ideals of the PD concept. 

The trouble with such high ideals is that they are seldom lived up to 
and as a result the poor forgotten <buls who created the software rarely 
receive the reward they so richly deserve. 

The rewards should come in the form of Shareware donations from the 
hoards of punters who regularly make use of the authors' hard work. 
Unfortunately this very seldom happens and as a result licenceware releas- 
es are destined to dominate PD in the not to distant future. 

The various forms of PD agreement are explained elsewhere in the arti- 
cle but nevertheless it's worth remembering that the vast majority of 
releases are Shareware which leaves you legally bound to contribute to 
the coffers of the author if and when you become a regular user of the 
software. 

In the eyes of many an author the licenceware approach is an ideal 
answer to the problem ol non payment. When a product is licenced to a 
particular library the author Immediately receives a payment for his 
labours. 

At this point the software doesn't usually become copyright material in 
the normal sense, but it does mean It can't be legally distributed by 
another library. Nevertheless it can usually still be given away, something 
which the average PD library is far from keen on. 

Even though the authors do receive some cash from the library which 
will be distributing their latest releases, it's by no means enough to retire 
on. As a result there's no reason why a Shareware contribution couldn't 
be made to encourage the authors on to their next minor masterpiece. 

There is a variation on this theme which makes the licenceware con- 
tract valid lor a limited period. This is perhaps the best of both worlds, 
allowing the author to see some return, the library to make some profit, 
which of course they donate to charity, and lastly for the spirit of PD 
which can fully embrace the software after the licence period expires. 

The old guard may well be completely died in the wool as far as PD 
principals are concerned but with the new mood in the market these high 
ideals are no longer enough to maintain the standard of software which 
the average complacent punter has come to expect. 



charge for downloading software, 
but they usually expect something 
uploaded in return. 

This principal works well, ensur- 
ing that there is always a fresh 
supply of software available to down- 
load. 

It is important to bear in mind 
that depending on where the bul- 



letin board is, how fast your modem 
can go and how big the program 
you are downloading is, it could well 
be cheaper to buy the software from 
a library. 

If you are determined to spread 
PD to the masses, it might be worth 
taking the plunge and setting up 
your own Bulletin Board. This isn't as 




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0207 Amaze Revolutions 
D204 Animation 1991 

Dt 64 Annie Jones Slideshow 
0195 800 Crazy 
0222 Bowie Demo 
0015 (2 Disks) 

D173 Budbram 2 {The Sequel!) 
D211 Bunsen Burner Amm|t MB) 
D020 CeotvConuiVidorv (1MB) 
0189 Centronics Demo Camtxtalw 
D225 Cheap-o-Productions V>0» 
0160 CokemarvSmurt Animations 
D231 Colour Cycling 
0228 Crusaders f reaked Out' 
D232 Deadly Jamrmn 2 
D171 Desert Island Slidesno* 
0157 Dragons Lair 2 
0035 Elvira 

0185 Elvira Activities Disk 
D 1 32 Enterprise Leaving Dock 
D216 fashion Megademo 
DIM Fillet the fish 
D037 Fractal Flight (IMDi 
D036 Franion Horror 
0170 Girts 0' Soon Illustrated 

0210 Good Morning Vietnam 
D1 69 Home and Away 

D224 Horror Demos (Over 18 only) 
DIM Hypnosis Demo Compilation 
0172 indy 500 Game Demo 
0229 INXS ano Cascade Demo 
D200 Iran vs USA 

D197 It Came From the Desert 
D202 JamieS Mega-miii 
D' 82 Japan Culture Slideshow 
D047 Jarre Docklands Demo 
0154 Jarre Revolutions 
0046 Jasper Carroll 
D1 92 Jesus Loves Acid (Superb) 
Dl2BKybe Demo (2 Daks) 
0175 Kytie Locomotion 
D221 loaasamoney 
D2l3Mactiine Animation 
0055 Madonna 
D164 Madonna (2 Dote) 
0146 Madonna 2 
0168 Madonna Cartoon Animation 
0129 Maria Whitaker 




0188 Napalm Death 

0074 Probe Sequence 

0075 Puggs in Space 

0183 Red Devil Compilation 8 HMD) 
Dl 76 Red Sector Megademo (2 Dsks) 
0187 Roger Dean Slideshow 
D083 Safe Sex Demo 
0130 Sam fox 
D177 Space Bubbles 
0163 Space Chase (1Mb) 
0121 Star Trek Animations lAgatron 17) 
D089 Star Trek Animations 
D112 Stealthy 2 (1Mb) 
0233 Subway Clapping World 
0174 TecnnobaH Game Demo (New) 
D212 The Dream Goes Berserk Anim 
0227 Ugly Mug Goes for a Spin 
DQ99 Walker Demo2(lMD) 
D 196 Wet) Demo Compilation 

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U007C Manual (3 Disks) 

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U056 DTP Clip Art (2 Disks) 

U042 Education I.German 

U043 Education 2: Learn Geography 

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U051 Future Composer 

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Cull themei like Slar Trek form an 
Important part of the PO wene 

► cheap as it might sound either 
though. 

Firstly you will need a fairly meaty 
Amiga, a last modem and masses of 
storage space. Next you will have to 
get a phone line and pay the quar- 
terly rental. 

You will not be able to hold an 
impressive range of software for 
download on a single floppy Amiga 
500. You really need a hard disk to 
do a board justice, even then it could 
be a struggle. 

As of January this year, the Fred 
Fish library consisted of 530 
megabytes of data spread over 
46,000 separate files. 

If you really do have more money 
and enthusiasm than sense, you 
would do well to consider a CD ROM 
drive. The Fish collection Is available 
on a single CD for $69.95. 

The politics 

The Public Domain sector seems to 
have changed quite dramatically 
over the years. Something which 
owes its success to a group of enthu- 
siasts working together lo promote a 
machine has turned into a much 
more commercial beast. 

As the collection of available soft- 
ware grows, it is obvious that the 
number of distribution outlets and 
methods will increase. At the end of 
the day it is down to Public Domain 
users to keep the industry in check- 
Any library which starts solely for 
profit does not deserve to survive, 
nor will it with the fierce competition 



All change 



A quick glance at any author's income, or to be more accurate the 
lack of it, is enough to make anyone understand the disillusionment 
which drives the talented to the tempting allure of licenceware and 
possibly on to do the unthinkable. 

Yes there's an even darker side to the business which is begin- 
ning lo appear due to the apathy of the punters. This is the recent 
move by the authors of software such as the massively popular 
PowerPacker series to release their latest versions in the commercial 
sector in a final desperate attempt to make floppies meet 

This is almost an inevitable move which is brought about solely 
through a lack of support within the PD. As I mentioned earlier the 
complacency regarding quality releases never fails to amaze me. 

PowerPacker is a fine example. When it was in the PD most peo- 
ple never considered posting a Shareware donation but neverthe- 
less these same souls were more than happy to cough up the £7.99 
to buy It commercially. Perceivable value is a strange beast... 



in today's scene. Martyn Brown 
wryly recalls the early days: "We 
would put a lot of effort into compil- 
ing disks only to find another library 
copying them and selling them for 
£1 cheaper. " 

The whole point of Public Domain 



is that it can be freely distributed so 
things all come back to enthusiasm 
and effort. Martyn is not bitter about 
the re-distribution of software from 
1 7-Bit's library. 

He acknowledges that the prac- 
tice can't really be described as plra- > 





The ieductlvr face of Public Domain 

Fred Fish 



If you look at almost any PD column, sooner or later 
the name Fred Fish is bound to make an appearance. 
The Fred Fish or "Fish disk" collection is the biggest 
and best in the business. 

Good old Fred has been banging out the goods 
since 1985 and as a result it's become the definitive 
collection which covers literally everything to do with 
PD on the Amiga. 

Fred's latest wares are a very hot item in the PD 
world and the best bits soon find themselves in almost 
every library in the business. If a library boasts a com- 
plete and current collection of Fred's disks it's usually 



safe to say that you're dealing with a professional out- 
fit 

At the last count Fred's collection came in at around 
the 460 mark so that's the sort of figure you should be 
looking for. The collection was initially compiled from 
sources mostly within the states but as it's grown it's 
attracted contributors world wide. 

The only real problem with Fred's immense collec- 
tion is Its size and variety, so if you're after specific 
items a copy of Aquarium is essential. This is the 
database which gives a guide to the entire collection 
and should take you straight to what's required. 




Houri 0 f mem and hard work 
often combine to produce uieteii, 
rf entertaining detno'i 

Back room 

With the business being 99 per 
cent mail order, the temptation to 
set up a couple of drives in a back 
bedroom and dodge the inquisi- 
tive eye of the tax man is almost 
too much to bear lor many an 
acne ridden entrepreneur. 

This often ends in some very 
dodgy operators and virus ridden 
results that can cause misery to 
millions of defenceless files. 
Because of the small scale and lim- 
ited access to new material most 
of the software on offer is usually 
far from new and often less than 
complete. 

A common marketing ploy is to 
be extremely selective when con- 
structing the disks. For example a 
couple of useful utils or the odd 
game may be added and then 
heavily featured in the ads but the 
rest of the disk is invariably com- 
plete rubbish, merely added to 
make up the numbers. 



Amiga Computing 27 




Cover 
Feature 





More of that ever popular PD pursuit, ray- 1. rated art 



> cy because Ihere is no copyright on 
the software lo start with. 

If you are looking to buy PD soft- 
ware, the message is to shop around. 
A casual flick through this issue of 
Amiga Computing will reveal a myriad 
suppliers eager to provide you with 
their wares. 

See a specialist 

Libraries tend to specialise these days 
in order to cultivate a particular area 
of the market. As Martyn acknowl- 
edged, 1 7-Bit is perhaps not the best 
place to find productivity software, 
but if it is utilities and entertainment 
software you are after, the choice is 
endless. 

Most libraries produce catalogue 
disks, or hard-copy lists. It makes 
sense to scan these carefully before 
committing to buying a lot of disks 
for only a few bits and bobs of soft- 
ware. 

Often you can find the same pro- 
grams you require, packaged up on 
fewer disks within a different library. 

The range and depth of software 
available is evident within the pages 
of Amiga Computing each and every 
month. 

Our Public Domain column aims 
to provide the latest gen on pro- 
grams that are unique, of special 
merit or just plain indispensable. 

To make the most of your Amiga, 
you really should make the most of 
Public Domain. 



The new movement 

If it's quality rather than quantity 
you're after take a look at some of 
the long established libraries which 
produce compilation collections of 
the best software in any specific area. 



28 Amiga Computing 



These are combined to form the 
definitive PD collections in each par- 
ticular field. They can vary from 
games, utilities, home management, 
clip art and so on. 

if you've not yet delved into the 
domain this is an excellent entry 



point for your first investments. On 
paper it can sometimes appear a 
rather expensive alternative to single 
disks priced at 99p, but it's worth 
remembering that there's very little 
wasted space and of course you're 
sure that the contents will be rele-, 
vant to your requirements. 

The plastic press 

Another aspect of the domain not 
yet mentioned is the ever expanding 
market for disk-based magazines. If 
you're not familiar with the medium 
a brief explanation is in order. 

These disks are usually monthly 
offerings which are either released 
through the individual libraries in a 
similar format to the licenceware 
arrangement applied to PD software 
or are written and released by the 
larger libraries themselves. 

These are then either bought sep- 
arately or sent to registered sub- 
scribers in a newsletter format. 

If it's literary quality and news 




Why do they do it? 



Even if you prefer a poke in the eye to the average scrolty demo you can't 
fail to be impressed with the incredibly clever coding which goes in to pro- 
ducing these amazing combinations of graphics and sound. 

I'm far from a fan of the average scroll routine but I must admit the 
quality of the coding never fails to impress. 

The obvious question is, why aren't these guys and gals making a for- 
tune writing the next software smash? 

Well, quite simply that's exactly what they intend to do and a jaw drop- 
ping demo is just the thing lo attract the attention of the software houses. 
Many a scrolty demo expert has moved on to coding classics for the com- 
mercial sector. 

It's not only coders who benefit from the demo scene. If you're looking 
to break into the serious side of Amiga music, joining a coding team may 
well be a route to fame and, if you get noticed, perhaps even a bit of for- 
tune. 




Private 
collections 

Abng with the PD monsters which 
are distributed to all such as Fred's 
there are a number ol collections 
which are exclusively distributed 
by individual libraries. 

An example of this would be the 
Tbag collection released through 
the Amiganuts United. It's a 
monthly offering that takes the 
pick of the PD from the states and 
combines it onto a single, extreme- 
ly stylish disk. It's worth enquiring 
with larger libraries about similar 
deals they may have struck with 
other collections. 

you're after it's probably best to go 
for the independent releases. Aside 
from the quality of the contributors 
there's the added advantage which 
the international input lends to the 
magazine. 

As a consequence of their Email 
upbringing they tend to provide the 
latest stories, software, news and 
reviews from literally all around the 
world. 

Of course one of the main selling 
points of most plastic mags is the 
weird and wonderful collection of 
software bundled with every issue. It 
tends lo be something of a mixed 
bag but in general the quality is high 
and of course bang up to date. 

If you check out the Public 
Domain section in this issue you'll 
find a guide to the alternatives which 
should point you in the right direc- 
tion towards the best in the plastic 
press. 

Helping hands 

Another commendable talent of the 
PD is its ability to throw a lifeline to 
those poor souls who are stranded, 
lost and alone with their consuming 
passion tor some sort of bizarre 
Amiga application. 

If you're one of these poor unfor- 
tunates try contacting one of the 
larger libraries and they should be 
able to put you in touch with various 
clubs that deal with everything from 
fractals to C programming. 

Most ol these clubs release 
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Rollerpede isn't a blindingty original 
game concept. In fact, it's already 
been done a great many times in 
every way from the arcade console 
original to budget compilations. 

What's new about this implemen- 
tation is that it's free and at least as 
much fun as the game that hooked 
so many of us in the arcades back in 
the early eighties (sound of nostalgic 
music in background). 

Ah - those were the 
days! When sprites were 
sprites and greenie 
blasting meant just that 
- no sortie multi-colour 
games in the old days 
Defender and 
Caloxians were two 
of the most popular 
games around, j 
offering raw non- 
stop blasting with 
none of the frills 
associated with 
today's games 
(any more nos- 
talgia and 
you're fired - 
Ed) but 
arguably the 
most addic- 
tive was Centipede, on 
which our own Rollerpede is based. 

The object of the game is to blast 
as many aliens as possible before 
your own inevitable demise, racking 
up as many points as possi- — 
ble in the process. To aid you 
in this you have a generous 
five lives at the start of the 
game, and it soon becomes 
obvious why you need so many. 

The game starts with a better 





Arcade action to keep 
your joystick jiggling 
with Matthew 
Donkin's superb 
shoot-em-up. Kill 
those creepies! 



than average 
Soundtracker 
tune, and 
offers Iwo 
screens of basic 
information on 
the sorts of aliens 
and power-ups 
you can expect to 
meet. After this, a 
click on the joystick 
fire button starts you 
n on the game prop- 
er. 

The first thing you'll 
notice is that Rollerpede 
is smooth and fast, and 
that the sound has been 
very well done. The spot 
effects for shots and explosions do 
the job without assaulting the 
eardrums too much, and all scrolling 
is entirely judder-free. 

Speed is a prime concern in the 
game. Your ship will only 
move at one speed - there's 
no power-up for mobility - but 
the enemy can descend on 
you at a frightening rate once the 



Rollerpede - smooth, last and en client u\t 



of \uuiul .lie Hi h.lllm.irki 




screen begins to fill up with mush- 
rooms. 

When it encounters a vertical cor- 
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will snake down at great speed, and 
can squish the hapless 
player before he can 
loose off more than a 




Super samples 



Directory. Tune-ol-the-Month 




A little while back, we received a disktul ot samples 
which had our jaws dropping even as we listened to 
them. Twenty Cuts, Breaks and Scratches' from Paul 
Hill (of De-Bugging the Wack, Northampton) was a disk 
containing some of the best Amiga samples any of us 
had ever heard, and we couldn't resist using them. 

Unfortunately, it would be unfair to devote an entire 
coverdisk to samples, as our non-musical readers would 
hasten to tell you, so we've done the next best thing 
and decided to supply as many of our favourites as 
space on the disk permits. 

This month, you'll find a 'samples' sub-directory in 
the Tune-of-the-Month directory, and in It you'll find six 
these are special effects which 



you could use in a tune it you really wanted to, but 
which are mainly just good fun, or of use to those using 
Wall Oisney's Animation Studio and who'd like to add 
SFX to their cartoons. 

» The other two samples, however, are from Paul Hill's 
disk and are guaranteed to grab your attention. 

Funky Drummer and Boyee are lengthy samples 
which you can use as a basis for a house or hip-hop 
tune. If you doubt the ease with which you can make 
music on your Amiga, load these into last month's 
coverdisk sensation, MED v3.00, and play them using 
the 'U' key (this is the pitch at which they seem most 
happy). You should quickly spot the potential for using 
such high quality sounds in your own compositions. 



shot or two. The first few levels 
aren't too taxing as long as you can 
shoot fast enough, but when the 
aliens begin to manifest themselves 
in forms other than the standard 
Rollerpede, things can rapidly 
get hairy. There are four 
special alien types: UFOs, 
Walkers, Seekers, and 
Spiders. 

Nefarious nasties 

UFO's are easy enough to avoid. 
They simply fly along the top of the 
screen dropping strings of bombs 
which, although not very dangerous 
on their own, can detract consider- 
ably from your life expectancy when 
you're trying to dodge attacks from 
three other directions. Shooting 
them as soon as they appear is 
the best way to deal with 
them, and will earn B 
you 1500 points. 
Seekers are a bit 



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Tune-Of-The-Month 



appear at the bottom of the screen 
and look something like SCUD mis- 
sile launchers. The difference 
between these and real SCUDS, 
however, soon becomes apparent 
when they home in on you with 
something approaching accuracy. 
Shoot the missiles to preserve 
your peace of mind and 
T boost your score by 3000 
— ■» points. 

L Walkers are extremely 
T annoying because they 
' can't be killed. They crawl 



slowly along the bottom of the 
screen, firing from time to time, and 
force you to hop over them. As this 
can often mean colliding with a pass- 
ing rollerpede, Walkers are about the 
most annoying aliens of all. Avoid 
them until they walk off the edge of 
the screen. 

Spiders at first •* 
seem dangerous, 
but they soon • 
become a welcome 
sighL This is because although they 
bounce around and can kill at a 



Men 



I SCO PTS 




OK, we said we'd bring you 
something special to make up for 
the lack of a Tune of the Month 
last month, so we did. In your 
Tune-of-the- 
Month drawer 
you'll find not 
one, but two, 
excellent 
tunes and a 

directory full of top quality sam- 
ples into the bargain! 

Rocket and Confused 
caught our attention 
because they are different 
and because they utilise 
MED's sequencing capabilities 
without falling prey to its inher- 
ent weaknesses. In other words, 
they may have been written with 
the aid of a sequencer, but they 
don't sound like sequences, 

It is all too easy, when using a 
tool like MED, to fall into bad 



habits and to produce musk that 
is repetitious and bland. With so 
many easy exits provided for in 
MED, the ove rwhelming tempta- 
tion is to give in 
and follow along 
the beaten track 
(no pun intend- 
ed), and just cut 
or paste the same 
block of music, with a few varia- 
tions, until it's long enough to 
pass off as a song. 

The user can't be completely 
to blame, because all sequencers 
encourage to a certain extent the 
sort of repetitious techniques 
which are responsible for this 
type of computer music. 
However, when you hear songs 
like the two we've chosen this 
month, you have to admit that 
there can be little excuse for lazy 
composing. 



How to use The Disk 



A variety of bug* And 
power- up* to keep 
those joystick* bitty 



tint ol all, you mutt make i back-up 
copy of the coverdlsk. To do this, boot- 
up with your copy of Workbench, then 
double click on the Workbench disk 
icon, followed by the Shell or CU icon. 
Now type: 

DISKCOPY FROM DFO: TO DFO: 

or, tf you have an extra disk drive, put a 
Wank, formatted dnk in DF 1 : and type: 

DISKCOPY FROM DFO: TODF1: 

Follow the on-screen prompts until the 
copying procedure has ended, then 
put your original disk away In a safe 
place. Now switch off the machine and 
wait for JO seconds before re-booting 
with the copy. Wait until the 
CoverDiskl 7 icon appear?, double dick 
on it and away you go. 

Thai's all you need do to make a 
straight copy ol the entire disk, 
ever, you may also want to to 



HO* 



copy individual programs from your 
copy of ihe coverdisk to a separate 
disk. In this case ensure that you fully 
understand which related files need to 
go wrthlt. 

For example, all ol the document 
files on the disk require that the text 
editor PPmore is In the current disk's C: 
directory. Therefore, if you copy the 
docs to a new dak you wW also have to 
copy PPmore to the new C directory 
before you can read them. 

Some of the smaller docs will not 
have been crunched, to for these you 
need only change the tool types on the 
Icon's info screen to reflect whichever 
text editor you do have on the new 
disk. 

As a general rule, you should care- 
fully read the documentation for any 
program you copy from disk to dak. 

This can save a great deal of mess- 
ing about and can help you avoid all 
those infuriating error i 



Amiga Computing 33 



Treasure Island 



Author: Tony Heap 



reasure Island is a 
text-only adventure in 
the classic mould. 
Where it differs from 
many others, however, 
is thai you could write 
it yourself I 

It was generated 
using Heyley Soft- 
ware's HatRack 
adventure generation 
system, a piece of soft- 
ware designed to make adventure 
game writing as easy as possible. 
Anyone who has ever used The Quill 
or Professional Adventure Writer from 
Cilsoft will be familiar with this sort 
of utility, and might even have 
regretted the lack of such a pro- 
gram on the Amiga. 

You might be asking yourself 
who on earth still plays text adven- 
tures these days, but I remember 
reading a debate on the issue in 
that excellent, if short-lived, com- 
puter mag Micro Adventurer back in 
1984 or thereabouts, and even then 
the pundits were concluding that 
the genre's days were numbered. 

As far as major commercial 
releases go, that's more or less true 
today, but there are still a huge 
number of adventure fans out there, 
and if the number of lovingly-craft- 
ed PD text adventures is anything 
to go by, they enjoy writing and 
playing them as much as ever. The 
text adventure is nowhere near as 
dead as they were predicting seven 
years ago. 

Just in case you're completely 
new to computer games, and 
wouldn't know a Zork if it sat up 
and bit you in the nether regions, 
here's a quick guide to get you 
started. 

You move around your text- 
defined world either by entering 
the directions as keyboard com- 
mands or by clicking on 
the graphical compass 
which the HatRack system 
uses for all games. Apart 
m this, communica- 




Enough to bring a noiUlgk ilgh Irom 
older gam*n - . text -only adventure 

tion with the computer is carried 
out entirely through the parser. 

A parser is a word recognition 
routine which converts what you 
type into commands the computer 
can act on, and the HatRack sys- 
tem's parser is as flexible as the best 
of them. 

It relies on the usual Verb-Noun 
double act ("GET SWORD", for 
example) but can also cope with 
adverbs, adjectives, and pronouns 
("GET THE BIG SWORD AND HEAVI- 
LY THRASH THE SLIMY EDITOR 
WITH IT", for instance). The begin- 
ner should thus be able to get his or 
her wishes across to the computer 
with relatively little fuss. 

Treasure Island is a demo adven- 
ture, and is therefore quite small 
with only sixteen locations. It is a 
complete game in itself, however, 
and contains a tricky problem 
whose solution you'll have to pon- 
der for a while. If nothing else it 
should give latter day gamers a 
taste of what they missed when 
nfocom 
closed its 
doors 





touch, they are the player's passport 
to power-ups. Shoot a spider and 
one of four types of power-up 
appears ready to be collected, and 
let me assure you that success is 

These unmissable utilities can all be 
found in the UTILITIES directory. You 
can't miss it - if s the big set of tools 
in the disk's main window. - 

ImageED and 
PasteGadgets 

Author: Olaf Leimann 

These two utilities work best in com- 
bination, and give the user freedom 
to mess about in any way he or she 
chooses with the Amiga's 'system 

gadgets'. 

System gadgets are the gadgets 
you click on to re-size a window, 
push it to the background, pull it to 
the foreground, or close it. You're 
normally stuck with the bland stan- 
dard gadgets, but with ImageEd. the 
user can load up the existing system 
gadgets, alter them at will, and save 
them as either raw binary or C source 
code. 

Using PasteGadgets, the cus- 
tomised gadgets can then be loaded 
In as part of' a disk's startup- 
sequence, lending your favourite 
disks an air of customised quality. 

ImageEd's limitations are that it 
cannot utilise IFF images, so that all 
systemgadgets must be defined with 
its restricted single pixel drawing 
mode, and its failure to use a file 
requestor. These bugs (if you can call 
them that) aren't really all that dam- 
aging, however, as ImageEd and 
PasteGadgets remain easy and fun to 
use. Fuller documentation for both 
can be found on the coverdisk. 



Encrypt 

Author: Steve Meredith 

Have you ever stored files of a sensi- 
tive nature on your Amiga and 
wished there was some way of pro- 
tecting them from prying eyes? You 
may have stored financial informa- 
tion in an address book program or 
database, or may simply wish there 
was some way to protect your love 
letters from discovery. Privacy can be 
precious! 

Have you tried the AmigaDOS 
command PROTECT <filename> R 
SUB? This would remove the READ 
bit from the filename's flag set so 
that the file's contents could not be 
examined until the flag was reset. 
Not a bad defence against Amiga- 
illiterate snoopers, but hardly of use 
against the prowler with a knowl- 
edge of AmigaDOS. 

By using Encrypt, you can make 



impossible in this game without a 
healthy supply of them. 

The most useful power-up, as with 
all arcade games, is the one which 
grants extra firepower. Rollerpede's 
version takes the simple expedient of 

sensitive files resistent to all but those 
who know the pass-code, thus ren- 
dering them infinitely safer. 

To protect a file using Encrypt, 
simply type the following: 

Encrypt cod»1 code? <fU»ni«> 

The Encrypt routine will then jumble 
the file according to the two codes 
and overwrite the original file. To 
decypher the file, just use the same 
passwords and the file will be 
restored to its original form. 

The big drawback with Encrypt is 
that it is not a 'runtime' encoder. 
PowerPacker is a good example of a 
runtime program because it com- 
presses a file, then attaches a header 
to it which sets out how it will de- 
compress. To use an Encrypted file, 
however, the user would have to go 
through the CLI prior to every file 
access. 

This means that Encrypt could be 
too time-consuming for the casual 
user who happens to be security-con- 
scious, and makes it of more use to 
those with a real need for privacy on 
his or her system. 

JMenu 

Author: Jim Collins 
(Menu is a PD program designed to 
allow any average Amiga owner with 
no knowledge of C or Assembler to 
generate professional looking menus 
from his or her own script files. 

It requires the burning of a few 
brain cells to use, but the results are 
worth the effort. To see it in action, 
click in the CLI window at the bot- 
tom of your screen to activate it, 
then type 



do 
wh 
yo 
sh( 
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dis 

wou 
call 
sequ 

OptM 
up, < 
IV 

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men 
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CD STS:UtUH<fi/JHenii <IETHH> 
EMWU EiHpld <IETUM> 

You may get error 20: out of memory 
when using an unexpanded Amiga 
500. If so, reboot your coverdisk, 
interrupt the startup by pressing 
CTRL-D as soon as boot-up begins, 
then type in the lines as above. 

JMenu works as a command with- 
in a script file. When it is executed, it 
calls its own special script file defin- 
ing what choices the menu will offer 
and what actions the Amiga should 
take in response. 

Once the user makes a choice by 
clicking on the mouse, the response 
is carried out and control Is passed 
back to the original script file. This 



34 Amiga Computing 



doubling the player's rale of fire, 
which can have a dramatic effect on 
your greenie-totalling ability. It 
should be gobbled up as soon as it 
appears on screen as all power-ups 
disappear after a few seconds if not 

would enable you, for instance, to 
call a menu from your startup- 
sequence to offer a variety of startup 
options, such as a NoFastMem start- 
up, or a stripped-down Workbench. 

More usefully, the program gives 
average owners the ability to define 
menus which hold simple click-and- 
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choice. The possible uses are restrict- 
ed only by your imagination and 
requirements. 

The documentation supplied with 
|Menu is rather brief, so you might 
find a few words on its technical 
aspects of some help. Syntax is of the 
form 

■•■ . «icrfptniM> <viriiblemif> 

where scriptname is the file contain- 
ing information on the menu itself, 
and variablename is the variable 
which will hold the user's response. 

The scriptname file is made up of 
three main types of information. 
Every menu is made up of TITLE 
lines, which the user can use as he or 
she likes, MENU lines which hold the 
choices which will actually be dis- 
played, and EXEC lines which hold 
the AmigaDOS actions to be carried 
out as a result of the user's choice. 

To define a menu, you must create 
a script file listing your MENU choic- 
es, then the corresponding EXEC 
responses in the same order. 

As long as you put a space 
between the keywords (MENU and 
EXEC) and the text, (Menu will read 
these and execute them accordingly. 
See the example below as an Illustra- 
tion. 

TITLE His Is in impli itnu 
TITLE jolt to let you si* ion 
TITLE, jflmit norti 

REIU Print l silly ■migf 
KM Print in ivm itlllir ititigt 
"EM Print in ibiurd isssigr 

EIEC Eeb9 ■] liki KtT 
UU Uta "1 Ilk* ircHMdii- 
E1EC tclo -I Wit tht Bit Meet" 

The menu defined above would be 
called by a line in a script file some- 
thing like this: 

JHenu sHlytiMpli virl 

and would display the menu shown 
in the |Menu screen shot. 

One last thing to remember about 
(Menu is that it treats the EXEC 
AmigaDOS command as an environ- 



collected. 

The second most useful is the 
'extra man' power-up. These appear 
less frequently than most, but are a 
quick and easy route to survivability. 
The problem with very desirable 




A silly rumple menu - but you CM be 
Mftouj If you llkel 

ment variable, and will attempt to 
write to the ENV: device, which is 
where all environment variables are 
stored. 

Normally, ENV: is set up either as a 
real directory on your disk or, more 
commonly, is assigned in the startup- 
sequence as being the RAM: disk. 

This has already been done in 
CoverDisk 20's startup-sequence, but 
if you move the program to a new 
disk, you will have to put the line 

ASSIGN Vttl m: 

in Its startup-sequence or type it into 
CU before using JMenu. 

Finally, feel free to experiment 
with JMenu. There are quite a few 
example scripts and menus in the 
[Menu directory, not all of which will 
work from your coverdisk because 
they require AmigaDOS commands 
not in the disk's C: directory, but all 
of which will work if you transfer 
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ColourKwik 

Author: Adam Lock 
ColourKwik is one of those time-sav- 
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ciated by those who have tried the 
alternatives. It makes it easy for the 
user to alter and save to disk any sin- 
gle set of Workbench colour prefer- 
ences, and can save a great deal of 
messing about. 

For example, if you're one of 
those people (Dennis Norden not 
included) who have booted up a PD 
disk or a coverdisk, and enjoyed the 
Workbench colours It used enough to 
try to emulate them, you'll already 
know how hellish a task it can be to 
fiddle with the colour settings in 
preferences. 

Now all you need do is run the 
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advantages are that you can ship 
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out the pointer and other prefer- 
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system-prefernces file, and that by 
using ColourKwik you can easily alter 
the colours on a disk which doesn't 
contain the Preferences program. 



power-ups such as this is that you 
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The other two are not as exciting, 
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lew extra points. Don't bust a gut to 
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June 1988: A new magazine 
launches to cater for the 
growing Amiga community. 
And 4,014 pages later you have 
arrived at this feature. 

The pages in between have seen 
Amiga Computing cover virtually 
every aspect of the Amiga. 

We have carried everything from 
getting started with the Amiga, 
through to making the 
most of the machine 
with numerous soft- 
ware tutorials and 
hardware projects. 

Then edi 
Simon Rockm 
summed U 
Amiga Com 
puting's pio- 
neering spirit 
with o 
opening 
editorial in 
issue one: 

"Welco 
to Amiga Computing 
magazine produced by a staff 
which lives and breathes the Amiga - 
from days of careful planning with 
Superbase to long nights playing 
Arkanoid. tf you enjoy your Amiga 
as much as we enjoy ours then this is 
the magazine for you." 

A flick through our 36 back issues 
reveals a community of computer 
enthusiasts growing month by 
month with their machine. 

Over the last three years we have 
witnessed the Amiga develop from 
an enthusiast's machine into a truly 
affordable mass market home com- 
puter. 

Amiga Computing has gone 
through exactly the same evolution, 
widening our scope as the computer 
we serve continues to expand and 
develop its diverse range of features 
and capabilities. 

A nostalgic focus on our first Issue 
reveals an uncanny number of paral- 
lels between June 1988 and the pre- 
sent day. Take for example our lead 
news story in issue one: "Amiga 
catches up with ST." 

In that piece, we published the 
results of an ad-hoc survey of 100 
computer dealers. We were pleased 
to report that in the Midlands and 
South-East, the Amiga was outselling 
its arch rival, the Atari ST, two to 
one. 

One of the dealers surveyed, Steve 
Kingston from Bath Computer 
Shack, offered an interesting insight 
into the then Amiga market "The ST 
buyer 1 regard as an XR3 type aged 



from 25 to 35. But, strangely 
enough, the Amiga purchaser seems 
younger, with the exception of those 
people from the vertical markets 
such as video production." 

Steve was certainly right to pin- 
point video production as an area 
where the Amiga would later estab- 
lish a foothold to be envied by other 
computer manufacturers. 

This can be credited more to (he 
enthusiasm of third party peripheral 
manufacturers than any vision 
on the part of 

Commodore. 
/ The parallel be- 
tween our first and 
/current issues contin- 
* ues with the Bards Tale 
adventure series from 
Electronic Arts providing 
link. 

ack in '88 we took a 
look at the original in our 
eisure software feature, 
three years and several 
W I thousand pages later, we are 
-J looking at the latest in the series, 
8ards Tale III, with equal commit- 
ment and enthusiasm. 

Phil South introduced the CLI to' 
eager beginners in issue one. Again a 
parallel can be drawn. Stevie 
Kennedy's "Beginners Guide to the 
CLI" series continues in this issue, 
introducing a new batch of begin- 
ners to the mysteries of the Amiga's 
command line. 

Forgetting the past for a moment, 
here and now in 1991 the Amiga is 
probably the most exciting hardware 
platform to write about. We could 
not hope for a more diverse range of 
users, all trying to sway the maga- 
zine in different directions. 

4miga Computing receives letters 
daily from readers: some praise, 
some criticise, but all care passion- 
ately about their machines. That fact 
was only too clearly borne out when 
I dared to comment on the relative 
merits of the beloved Amiga 1000 in 
a previous article. 

The quantity and quality of argu- 
ments from dedicated 1 000 owners 
defending their machine was truly 
breathtaking. „ 

The running theme through 
every issue of Amiga Computing 
over the last three years has been 
progression. Virtually every expan- 
sion avenue from hard disks to local 
area networking and modems has 
been explored. 

Our features have focussed on 
Amigas in the classroom, on the race 
track and even in the tunnels of the 




Back 

the 
future 



What does a birthday, a magazine and 

a potato have in common? 
Eddie McKendrick blows the dust off 
our back issues to find out 



London Underground. 

August 1989 saw the launch of 
Britain's first Amiga dedicated 
CoverDisk. Since then, our cover 
mounted media has provided 
megabyte upon megabyte of enter- 
tainment and utility software. 

The first disk featured two 
playable game demos. Since then we 
have responded to readers views and 
shied away from making our disk an 
advertising platform for software 
houses. 

Instead our Cover- 
Disk has 




become an integral part of the publi- 
cation, providing support programs 
for articles and stand alone software 
that really make the most of your 
Amiga. 

Other magazines have since 
jumped on the coverdisk bandwag- 
on, but none can claim to be as 
diverse or truly useful as those affixed 
to the front of Amiga Computing. 

Over the months our disk has 
been the source of numerous exclu- 
sives including the excellent 
SID directory utility. MED the 
music editor and even an 
official Commodore 
Workbench upgrade. The 
CoverDisk has proven its 
worth with our readers 
time and time again. 
As an experiment 
we withdrew the disk 
in February 1990 and 
reduced the price of 
Amiga Computing by 
£1.00. Reader response was over- 



38 Amiga Computing 




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SEPTEMBER 
1988 

Hewson Soflware 
enters the Amiga soft- 
ware market with the 
title Netherworld, last 
month the company 
was put into voluntary 
receivership. 



OCTOBER 
1988 

The USA Department of 
Defense suffered a break-in. An 
Amiga with a 68030 being 
used to simulate enemy attacks 
was stolen. Obviously it didn't pre- 
dict that the enemy would come in 
through the bathroom win- 
dow. 



of new hardware and software is 
developed to service this vast array 
of new users. 

APRIL 1989 

Commodore announce the AS90 
external hard drive and put it up for 
public inspection at the Which? 
Computer Show. 

MAY 1989 

The |ohn Menzies store chain starts 
to back the Amiga by announcing it 
will be carried in 14 of their outlets. 
At the time ol announcing a de- 
emphasis of Atari's machine, 
Menzies' merchandising manager 



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whelming - it was 
clear that our calculatedexperi- 
ment had gone more than slightly 
wrong. 

In order to cool our switchboard 
down and stop our postbag over- 
flowing the disk was hastily returned. 
It hasn't looked back since. 

Around the Amiga 
world in 36 issues... 

It would be impossible to summarise 
all the major events Amiga 
Computing covered in its first three 
years. Instead here is a look at the 
more quirky side of the 
machine. 




JUNE 1988 

A magazine with the 
internal working title 
of "Your Potato" hits 
the news-stands. By, 
the time it gets into 
the sweaty hands of 



■ 

the pub- 
lic, it assumes the 
more formal title of Amiga 
Computing. The launch issue features 
a look at what lies in store for the 
Amiga. 

JULY 1988 

We herald the arrival of the F/A 18 
Interceptor flight simulation. With a 
score of 96% Simon Rockman confi- 
dently described it as "The greatest 
Amiga game ever. You will believe a 
computer can make you fly." 

AUGUST 1988 

Palace software announce that 
they are doing a 
special version of 
thetr "Barbarian 
II" packaging fol- 
lowing complaints 
from Boots about 
the scanty attire of 
Maria Whittaker. 




NOVEMBER 
1988 

A Commodore 
spokesman said 
that Workbench 
1 .3 was "realised 
but not yet 
shipping." 




DECEMBER 
1988 

While other computer com- 
panies are suffering a DRAM 
famine, Commodore are claiming 
to control 40% of the world 
memory market. "We are still 
building PCs and Amigas at a time 
when several other manufactures are 
struggling to keep their plants turn- 
ng over," a bullish Commodore 
spokesman commented. 

JANUARY 1989 

We take a look at the official 
Commodore BBC emulator. A prod- 
uct designed to help the Amiga 
break into the classroom. The emula- 
tor won't run games or any program 
which breaks Acorn rules. Slow at 

• 

machine code, but magnificent for 
running educational software. 

FEBRUARY 1989 

A new strain of Amiga virus is discov- 
ered. The IRQ virus Is different 
because it corrupts programs rather 
than disks. Also Commodore US 
"strongly disagrees" with a tax bill of 
S74.1mfrom the IRS. 

MARCH 1989 

The Amiga is fast approaching a 
worldwide user base of 1 million. 
Commodore announce plans to 
ensure that an ongoing supply 





Bob Shingllon confides; "The volume 
of Atari ST sales certainly did not 
come up to our expectations". 

JUNE 1989 

In the aftermath of the Lockerbie air 
disaster, an Amiga 2000 is teamed 
with video to reconstruct the site of 
the crash so police can work out 
what happened immediately prior to 
the accident. 

JULY 1989 

WordPerfect corporation In Utah USA 
announce that they have closed their 
Amiga development sec- 
lion. It is clear 



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that despite previous promises, they 
will not be producing any further 
versions of WordPerfect for the 
Amiga. 

AUGUST 1989 

The Amiga 3000 is on ^ 
the way at last. So is £ 
Kickstart 1.4, but 
not for a while. Also 
in September, 
Commodore 
warn people to 
be wary of grey 
imports and 
WH Smith 
triples the 
number o 
16 bit 
games it will stock. 

SEPTEMBER 1989 

A Swinton licensee took swift action 
when FAST, the Federation Against 
Software Theft, stepped in to tell him 
an illegal software copying den was 
being run in the back room of his 
pub. "It was so blatant" said a 
spokesman for FAST. 

OCTOBER 1989 

Commodore issues a statement con- 
firming that Amiga 1000 owners 
have not been abandoned. In the 
same statement Commodore also 
announces that the ECS will not 
work with the 1000. 

NOVEMBER 1989 

Nick -Green" Vietch joins the 
Amiga Computing team 
One of his first assign- 
ments is to meet Elvira, 
the result of which 
forms our caption 
competition in this 
month's Rock Lobster. 

DECEMBER 1989 

Marketing manager Jeff Earl leaves 
Commodore "to persue his own 
interests". The company famous for 
having more doors marked "exit" 
than "welcome" does not yet ask 
new recruits to sign the visitors book. 

JANUARY 1990 

With 45 shopping days before 
Christmas, Commodore rather meek- 
ly announces it has sold out of 
Amiga 500s. The reason for such 
huge success is the simultaneous 
launch of Ocean's "Batman" game 
and the Commodore Amiga 500 
bundle bearing the same name. 



FEBRUARY 1990 

First hints of a 1 mb Amiga 500 come 
to light as Commodore start to ship 
the machine with space for the extra 
512k on the motherboard. Also in 
Feburary, Amiga Computing stops the 
CoverDisk and reduces the price of 
the magazine by £1 , 



» MARCH 
M990 

CDTV was reported 
to have been shown 
to "favoured" devel- 
opers in California. Also 
Commodore celebrated 
its 200,000th Amiga 500 
sale in the UK 



APRIL 1990 

Commodore were reported 
to be "furious" at leaks con- 
firming that the Civil Aviation 
Authority would be using Amiga 
2000s to train pilots. Their fury cen- 
tred around a headline in "Computer 
Weekly", a trade magazine for data 
processing managers. "Flight Con- 
trollers to train on games kit" was 
not appreciated by the company. - 






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MAY 1990 

We previewed perhaps the most suc- 
cessful utility program for the Amiga 
ever - AMOSthe creator. In the 
same issue we announced that 
Amiga Computing would be pub- 
lished on paper that was "kinder to 
the environment." You can sleep 
safe in the knowledge that Amiga 
Computing is printed on paper which 
uses a chemithermo-mechanical pro- 
cess which is greener than older 
methods. 



JUNE 1990 

The Amiga 3000 drew closer with a 
confirmed launch pad of the Which? 
Computer Show. "The Tipster" horse 
racing form speculator program fell 
at the first hurdle in the Grand 
National. The only horse tipped by 
the software came in fourth. 

JULY 1990 

Amiga Computing provides the first 
exhaustive look at the long awaited 
Amiga 3000 but we are still waiting 
for CDTV. In the same issue The Last 
Blit relates the woeful tale of Green, 
our then Reviews Editor who was run 
over by a car during an assignment 
in Dublin. 

AUGUST 1990 

Commodore officially announces 
CDTV at the CES show in Chicago. 
Staying on the theme of innovation, 
Mandarin software release the eager- 
ly awaited AMOS games creator. 

SEPTEMBER 1990 

120 schools in Derbyshire would be 
teaching their pupils Japanese using 
Commodore's CDTV technology. The 
unlikely move is a result of Toyota's 
decision to build a £700m car assem- 
bly plant within the county. 

OCTOBER 1990 

Silica Systems announce the arrival 

rol the ATonce PC emulator for the 
Amiga. Thousands of Amiga owners 
are terrorised by the Lamer II virus 
distributed on the now defunct 
rAMpage disk magazine. Ocean soft- 
ware admitted that the copy protec- 
tion on F-29 Retaliator caused some 
copies to crash due to problems with 
the tolerance of some disk drive 
units. 

NOVEMBER 1990 

Surprise surprise... Commodore 
announce delays to the launch 
of CDTV. The company is now 
citing a mid-February launch 
as probable. 

DECEMBER 1990 

Amiga Computing veterans 
get a shock as the first 
"new look" issue hits the 
street. The cover features 
a hideously mutated 
creature - even after 
extensive make-up you 
can't fail to be 
appalled by the sight 
of Stephen White. 



JANUARY 1991 

The Amiga 1 500 hits the streets and 
our reporters hit the floor when they 
encounter a retailer selling "free" 
Commodore T-shirts off his stand at 
the Commodore Christmas Show. 

FEBRUARY 1991 

We report on the worldwide frenzy 
caused by the football simulation 
Kick Off 2. The software was report- 
ed to have drawn a crowd of 1 5,000 
players at a league event in Italy and 
caused a police crowd control unit to 
intervene during a German event. 



MARCH 1991 

Commodore announce that they 
sold an amazing 140,000 ASOOs in 
the UK over the pre-Christmas period 
of October-December, In the same 
issue we start to ask questions about 
software censorship. The letters of 
response are still coming in. 

APRIL 1991 

It's that CDTV thing again... 
Commodore's press guru Andrew 
Ball is still talking about a spring 
launch for the multi-media system. 
In the same issue we report on an 
interactive skateboard launched by 
Cheetah. Aeroskate connects to the 
games system or computer then the 
player jumps aboard using balance 
and leans left or right to avoid being 
zapped during the game. 

MAY 1991 

Amiga Computing receives a letter 
from the Gulf congratulating Page 
One Public Domain on shipping their 
wares to the war zone so quickly. 
CDTV is getting closer with a demon- 
stration of its capabilities on the 
BBC's Tomorrows World science pro- 
gramme. Commodore announce that 
the Screen Gems package will be 
shipped with lmb memory as stan- 
dard for a limited period. 




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PDA 58 Paradise Siideshow 

PDA 61 Sabrma 

PDA 63 Space Anims(1 meg) 

PDA 65Star Trek Anims 

PDA 68 Walker Demol (1 meg) 

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PDA 95 Magician 'Jogger Anims 

PDA 97 Mike Tyson Knockout disk 

PDA 106 Back to the Future II anims 

PDA 1 08 Adams Family 

PDA 1 10 Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon 

PDA 1 1 Bruce Lee Slideshow II 

PDA 1 12 Dragons Lair II Demo 

PDA 114 Neighbours Sideshow 

PDA 116 Terminator 



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PDMSMusic Invasion II 

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PDM 5 MFrElectnc CLI IV 

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PDM 9 Ride on time & Batdance 

PDMi9Bad-MJackson 

PDM 20 Bat Dance 

PDM 27 DMOB Megamusic III 

PDM 28 Enemies Music III 

PDM 30 Digital Concert II 

PDM 31 Digital Concert III 

PDM 33 Heiloween'Follow the Sgn'(2) 

PDM 35Thmk were alone now-Tilfany 

PDM 36 Land of Contusion Gene sis 

PDM 38 Miami V.co Theme (4 disks) 

PDM 40 MFI Vangolis Demo 

PDM 65 Digital Concert IV 

PDM 71 Noiseplayer V2.40 

PDM 72 Popeye meets the Beachboys 

PDM 80 Digital Concert VI 

PDM 82 Freddy Krugo- 

PDM 83 Kefrens Jukebox 

PDM 84 Madonna-Hanky panky 

PDM 85 Miami Vice-Crockets Theme 

PDM 87 RIP Eruption 

PDM 88 Slab Music 

PDM 9l 100 MostRememoeredC64 tunes 
PDM95Hi-FiDemo 



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PDM 110 
PDM 111 
PDM 112 
PDM 1 1 7 
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PDM 120 
PDM 125 
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PDM 131 
PDM 132 
PDM 142 



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Betty Boo 
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Hacktrick loadsa money' 
Laurel & Hardy (2 disks) 
Mr Food (2 disks) 
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£9.99 


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£7.99 


18 


Kick Off 2 


Anco 


£24.99 


9 


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Hit Squad 


£7.99 


19 


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Code Masters 


£6.99 


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Treasure Island Dizzy 


Code Masters 


£4.99 


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Code Masters 


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ATOMINO - Psygnosis 

You don'l need to be an Einstein to have fun with atoms, at least 
that's what Psygnosis would have us believe with their latest release. 
The basic idea is to construct molecules by piecing together atoms. 
Each atom that you place has a certain number of electrons that 
orbit around it, all of which must be linked before you successful 
build up a completed molecule. Expect it really soon for the usual 
Psygnosis price. 




Find out about the latest games 
FIRST in Amiga Computing... 



STORMBALL - Millennium 

If you thought rugby was a lough game, just wait until you get a load of the 
kind of antics that the players get up to in Millennium's latest release, 
Stormball. Billed as 'the sport of the future', Stormball looks like'a cross 
between Speedball and 3D soccer that sees up to two players simultaneously 
battling it out in a split-screen 3D game. Rules seem to be an afterthought too 
- put simply, anything goes so you'd better put on your pads unless you want 
to end up eating hospital food. 



LEMMINGS 2 - Psygnosis 

Lemmings fanatics will be over the moon to team that DMA pro- 
grammer Dave Jones has already started work on a follow up. It 
still has a very long way to go before we get the chance to save 
even more of those little green-haired fellows from certain death, 
but Dave is optimistic that the game should be ready for some 
time later this year. 

According to Dave, the gameplay format is very similar to the 
original, but there's a greater amount of interaction with the 
background. Lemmings can now pick up objects, move them 
about and even use them to help complete each screen. There 
are also many more tasks that can be assigned to Lemmings. 




PRO TENNIS TOUR 2 - UBI Soft 




Zee 
about 

which they more than adequately 
deployed when they launched the 
original Pro Tennis Tour. 

Ok, we'd seen tennis games 
before, bat never had a tennis 
game been so playable. Now 



tively named Pro Tennis Tour 2. 
The new game features tarted up 
graphics and a greater range of 
shots. 

For tennis fans everywhere, this 
looks like being a must 



WRECKERS - Audiogenic 

There's nothing more annoying than being woken from a good nap, but 
things are even worse if you just happen to be in suspended animation. In 
Audiogenic's latest release, you've been woken from your deep sleep by the 
ship's computer that informs you that some highly dangerous alien slime is 

heading your way. 

It's up to you to jour- 
ney around the ship, 
preparing for the slime's 
arrival. 

Eventually, all this 
changes to a fight for 
survival as the slime 
invades your ship. Oohl 
Alien eat your heart out. 

BIRDS OF PREY - Electronic Arts 

It's been over three and a half years coming, but |ez San's latest block- 
buster has finally arrived. Combining some of the most realistic depth-cued 
3D objects with fast and furious gameplay, Birds of Prey promises to be 
something very special indeed. 

You can take up a large number of different aircraft, including the A10 
Thunderbolt, the F16 Fighting Falcon, f 14 Tomcat, Harrier, Soviet MIC-29 
Fulcrum and even the good old British Tornado. If |ez and the rest of the 
gang manage to find enough time between yet another pizza, then yc 
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44 Amiga Computing 





You'd better be careful that Nathan 
doein't drop oh* lhal round-about 

Have you noticed thai 
despite how utterly 
wretched a child may be, 
the parents still think that they're a 
little angel? Whether they're running 
around the supermarket pelting each 
other with rice crispies or throwing 
stones at passing cars, the parents 
always turn around and try to justify 
the child's actions by claiming that 
their child is too young to know oth- 
erwise. 

Of course we all know that this is 
far from the truth. Fact is, kids are 
pretty smart characters. Take young 
Nathan, for example. During the day 
he's a pretty lovable sort of fellow, 
but as the sun sets, Nathan changes 
into something quite terrible - he 
becomes a brat. As his bodily self 
rests, Nathan's mind goes into over- 
drive, taking him to a land where 
he's a really cool character, complete 
with leather jacket and shades. 

Even in his dreams poor Nathan 
wanders around in a daze, unable to 
look after himself. Scattered around 
dreamland are many hazards that 
will cause Nathan to wake if he runs 
Into them. Being a rather young 
chap, he needs as much sleep as he 
can get, so it's up to you to ensure 




that Nathan's journey around dream- 
land remains wake-free. 

Unfortunately, you can't directly 
control our little brat hero. Instead, 
you must use the mouse to 
lay down guiding 
arrows that 
will point 
Nathan in the 
right direction. 
These must be laid 
directly in his path. 
As soon as he walks 
over an arrow, he 
changes direction 




depending upon which way the 
arrow points. 

Along the way he can also pick up 
objects with which to make the 
going a little simpler. These include 
dynamite and even stop signs 
which can be used to halt traffic. 
Brat is a lot of fun. 
Although initially frustrating, 
you'll soon find it to be a 
source of many hours of enter- 
tainment. Once again, it seems 
■ ImageWorks have delivered 
ft the goods. 

Jason Holborn 



Here'i looking at you punk* 



Steer naughty boy Nathan through dreamland 




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out on the Moon base 



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Graphics 

nhat can I say? Brat's 
graphics are top notch. 
Add to that a great (and 
rather humorous) Intro 
sequence, and you have a 
graphically superb game. 



Sound 




fust like the graphics. 
Brat's sound effects are 
also very cutesy, especial- 
ly the samples of 
Nathan's speech. The 
tune Is great too, al- 
though It tands to get 
rather annoying after e 
while. 



Game 



Brat plays very similar to 
that other great Amiga 
game. Lemmings. It may 
not quite be up to the 
same standards as 
Lemmings where origi- 
nality and lasting Inter- 
est is concerned, but Brat 
■ till manages to be a 
great little game. 
Definitely one for every- 
one's software collection. 



J JSJ 

■ FINAL JUDGEMENT 




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ompuler RPC fans could 
scarcely have failed to 
encounter one of the three 
Bard's Tale games. They are just a 
couple of the many Dungeons and 
Dragons type of role-playing games 
thai have appeared over the last few 
years and each new release seems 
more like the grandaddy of RPC than 
ever. 

Bard's Tale III is another of the 
"create a party and go and mash the 
monsters" RPGs, and while it's not 
the best in my opinion, it does have 
a fair amount going for it 

The quest is simple. The Mad Cod 
Tarjan is throwing his insane and 
somewhat humungous bulk around 
and not surprisingly the inhabitants 
of the various towns that he laid 
waste to and populated with evil are 
a little narked. 

Ideally you're aiming to kick 
Tarjan's immortal butt out of the 
land but a good place to start is the 
local town of Skara Brae. 

Players of either of the other 
Bard's Tale games will be able to 
directly port their existing character 
party into the latest sequel, so you 
can make best use of the items of 
power that you fought so bravely for 
last time. New players should not lei 
this put them off though because 
BTIII may be played by beginners to 
RPGs. 

The screen display never changes. 



Sound 



There's no real sound to 
ipeak of, though you do 
get a little at timet, and 
what there Is sounds ade- 
quate. 



It's a series of windows with informa- 
tion on the party and its surround- 
ings. To view a character you merely 
press a key and the stats are called 
up. Unfortunately this also calls up a 
picture of the character as well which 
takes some time. 

According to the manual you can 
skip this by holding down SHIFT and 
pressing the number but this didn't 
seem to work. A shame, because it 



Gam 

Bard's Tale 



Gameplay 



Graphics 



Ml Is addictive, 
merely because I like the 
gam* type enough to per- 
severe, and there Is a 
hefty challenge In there 
for RPC fans. A pity about 
those niggles though. 



makes swapping of booty and check- 
ing of condition very tiresome. 

Should the party meet a monster, 
a picture of it is displayed in the top 
left window. 

The name of the monster is told 
and you are given various options. 
You can attempt to run away, hide, 
or advance. If you have bowmen and 




"Not again*" you moan 

as you face 

1 Serpent <19* >. 

Mill your- gallant band 

choose to: 

Fight bravely 

Run away 



7 



1 Monkey 

2 Funky man 

3 StrongBDim 

4 Features 

5 Moon wind 

6 Bilbo III 
■7 Frazzler 

The party s lint 
encounter: a terpen!. 
With teeth like that, ft 
should be a wolf! 




The party 13 m-.uir 
storaqp (mil dm*. 
Who withes to fasrect? 



ESC t« eMt bwldint 




z 



Thli building may look 
derelict, but It contain* 
enough equipment to 
T^l make your learn a 
i — ' formidable force 



The spoils of the encounter. 

That knowledge comet In 
handy lor advancing levels, 
while the gold will buy 
equipment and food 



Presentation Is nice but 
not flawless. I particular- 
ly noticed a flicker that 
runs down the list of 
character names about 
once a minute. This was 
offputtlng and looks 
amateurish - surely the 
programmers could have 
debugged It? Graphics 
are especially neat and 
full of character. 



spellcasters in the party they can fire 
from within range but the monsters 
have the same options as you so 
eventually you'll get up close. 

A commentary on what every- 
thing is doing and how much vari- 
ous people are hurt appears in the 
top right window. 

Spells are cast by clicking with the 
mouse on the spell name and then 
pressing a key for the target. I did 
find the game somewhat confusing 
to control as the designers couldn't 
decide whether to plump for the 
keyboard or mouse as a form of con- 
trol and have come to a compro- 
mise. This means switching between 
mouse and keyboard quite a lot and 
I found it awkward. 

Rolling characters was also tricky. 
You have to select sex and race of 
the character and then a series of 
stats is chosen randomly and dis- 
played. If these are acceptable 
(which they often aren't) you then 
press a key for class. If they are not 
you have to press escape and go 
through the whole process again. A 
system similar to other RPGs would 
be better, with a single keypress re- 
rolling statistics. 

John Diglan 



The ultimate quest continues. . 



BARD'S TALE III 



Publisher. Electronic Arts Price: £24.99 




Getting Into the temple 
requires a little arcane 
knowledge, obtained 
from the manual 



Down In the dungeons, 
and the party has had a 
bit of trouble with a 
lew monsters, looks 
like a stiffs parly 




Amiga Computing 47 



i 




And hen? with have the lateit In deikjnrr 
taihtom for fighter pilot) everywhere, 
modelled iO beautifully by Frank and 
(ohn. Don't they look the parti 



Sign on the doited line and you're 
dropped straight In at the deep end 



It's the Biffa Bacon of the USAF 



A10 TANK KILLER 



Publisher Dynamix - 1Mb required Price: £24.95 



ombat flight simulators are 
old hat these days, but 
nothing could ever prepare 
you for the kind of hard-ass bull 
kicking power that is the trademark 
of Fairchild Republic's legendary A10 
Thunderbolt. Put simply, it's one hell 




Nope, VI not a SCUD. ThU little 
beauty (oold cauie you K>me trouble 



Here's the map ol the battle below 
you. There't not a great deal ol 
detail became your radar tutloni 
have already been knocked out! 



of an aircraft. Sure, it goes without 
saying that the Thunderbolt can dish 
out some pretty mean fire-power, 
but what makes this machine one 
mean motha' is that it can take just 
as much as it can give. 

Most combat aircraft are pretty 
fragile things at the best of times, 
but the Thunderbolt is the Biffa 
Bacon of the US Airforce. It can lose 
huge chunks of wing, and even one 
of its two engines and still keep on 
flying - try doing that with an F29 
Retaliatorl Put simply, if you want to 
come back alive, then the Al 0 is the 
plane to fly. 

Star of the Gulf War and West 
country window- shattering 'fly bys', 
the awesome combat potential of 
the A10 has been captured within 
Dynamix's latest release. It's a com- 
bat flight simulator which puts yo«: 
in the hot seat of the aircraft thai 
was once described by a US Airborne 
Ranger as 'the only true friend of the 
modem US Infantryman'. 

So, If you feel man (or woman) 
enough for the job, it's time to strap 
on your Biggies flight goggles, wrap 
your white scarf around your neck 
and go in search of something to 
destroy. 

Strategy is an all-important part of 



Ajtiifjil t ■'■npltllnij 



FINAL JUDGEMENT 





I Son, this is *r«04Diy some to Be or>t pt 
"Of difficult Ninioni of ydur 

_ 

Hope you've written out your wtlll 

the game, but for the muscleheads 
among you, there's an option which 
allows you to fty straight into the thick 
of battle, blasting away with your 30 
mm cannons and Maverik 'fire and 
forget' missiles. 
There are 
seven differ- 
ent missions 
which you can 
undertake, ranging 
from lank busting to 
taking out bridges to 
stop the enemy advance. 

A10 really comes into its 
own in campaign mode. You 
play exactly the same seven mis- 
sions that you would normally, but 
all must be played in succession. 
|ust like in real life however, you 
can't screw up one mission and 
then expect to carry on as 
normal when you move 
onto the next. Your suc- 
cess within 
pre- 



Your co-pllol politely Informs you thai 
you've taken a dirett bit. Time to ball out 
perhaps? Not In thli babyl - the A10 can 
take a SAM up the bottom without a fllnehl 



Graph. 



With missiles locked on, you fly low over an enemy alrbase. Press the fire button and 
maverkki stream forward, ripping huge chunks out of that airfield 



vious missions will have a marked 
effect on the ease of your next. If you 
screw up totally, you may even cause 
the war below you to be lost, forcing 
surrender to enemy forces. 

As you'd expect, gameplay is exe- 
cuted in good old solid 3D, but it's 
far from perfect. Most of the time 
things run smoothly enough, but 
the game can slow down to a 
veritable crawl when the 
action hots up. Un- 
fortunately, it's times like 
this when you 




most need to be able to get out of 
trouble quickly. Your A10 may be 
able to take a fair bit of punishment, 
but it's not indestructible! 

A10 Tank Buster is a great game 
which is let down only by the speed 
of its graphics. The attention to 
detail leaves other combat flight sim- 
ulators cyounded, whilst the atmo- 
sphere it generates is second to 
none. It's |ust a shame Dynamix 
hadn't managed to get things run- 
ning at a slightly faster frame rate. If 
they had. A10 Tank Buster would 
have been one hell of a 
game. As It is, it can 
often leave you 
frustrated. 

Jason 
Holbourn 



Screen update Is satisfac- 
tory, but things can slow 
down to an annoying 
crawl when the action 
really starts. Compared 
to games Ilka F29 
Retaliates or Actlvlslon's 
Bomber, A10 runs at a 
snail pace. Digitised 
option screens add a 
great deal of atmosphere 
to the game. 



Sound 



A fairly naff title tun 
starts the ball rolling, 
but things Improve con- 
siderably within the 
game Itself. Sound 
effects are particularly 
good, but It's a shame 
you don't get to hear 
them more often. 



1 




Wl 



ened strategist or a trig- 
ger-happy grunt, AIO can 
be as simple or complex 
as you want. It lacks 
many of the more com- 
plei flight controls you'd 
expect from a flight sim- 
ulation, but It more than 
makes up for these with 
Its n.ll biting realism. 







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Beholder doesn't Just 
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■heckl 



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your hands. 

To win the game you must gain 
control of the cities of llluria. Sounds 
simple enough, but there are 80 of 
them in all, most of which are heavi- 
ly defended. At the start of the game 
there are many which are under neu- 
tral control. 

These tend to be easy pickings, so 
it's worth grabbing as many as possi- 
ble to build up your influence at an 
early stage. It's not necessary to con- 



trol all 80 cities - if you have control 
of more than 40 and your nearest 
opponent is still at least 15 cities 
behind you, all seven remaining 
armies can choose to surrender and 
accept the inevitable. 

Each time you overrun a city, its 
resources fall at your disposal. Each is 
capable of producing an income 
which is automatically used to keep 
your armies at their peak of perfor- 
mance. If you start to lose these 
sources of income (enemy forces 



capture some of your cities, for 
example), then this can have an 
effect on the fighting ability of your 
armies. Money isn't the only thing 
that a city can produce. If nurtured, 
some can also produce armies which 
can be sent into battle to achieve 
further conquest. All this costs 
money though, so it's just as impor- 
tant to keep your eyes on your 
finances as it is to maintain a decent 
plan of campaign. 

rf your finances become dire, you 
will be doomed to failure - without 
sufficient funds, you'll be unable to 
keep your armies supplied, 
which will eventually make 
them too weak to defend 
themselves against attack. 

n true fantasy style, you 
can enlist the services of 
wizards and dragons, both 
of which will add a bit of 
extra kick to your army's 
fighting potential. You can 
also send your knights olf on 
quests to search out magical swords 
which can be used to tip the scales 
of success in your favour. 

These prove to be particularly 
mportant as your opposing forces 




become more powerful. Anyway, if 
you don't use magical weapons, you 
can guarantee that your opponents 
will! 

I'm not the greatest fan of 
wargames, but I must admit that 
Warlords had me completely 
engrossed. Most of the time my fee- 
ble attempts at military strategy 
ended in my entire forces being 
wiped out, but there's something 
very satisfying about it all when you 
do eventually succeed. Unless you've 
got a really deep-rooted 
hatred of wargames. 
Warlords is very 
definitely worth 
checking out, It will 
not appeal to every- 
one, but rf you per- 
severe with it 
you'll find It to 
be a real cracker 
of a game. 

|ason Holborn 




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Graphics 




e most wargames, 
graphlci are strictly func- 
tional. That said, they are 
generally well-defined 
nd surprisingly colour- 



Sound 




Pretty naff really. The 
title tune Is uninspiring 
and there are very few 
sounds effects apart from 
the occasional sampled 
roar and the sound of 
clashing swords. Then 
again, what do you 
expect from a wargame7 
As It Is, what effects are 
present fit the game 
nicely. 



Gameplay 




•p and totally absorb 
ig, the atmosphere that 
Warlords generates Is 
totally electrifying. It's 
fun to play on Its own, 
but the game Is enhanced 
significantly when played 
by two or more human 
opponents. 



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Golf is one of the world's 
biggest participation 
sports, and wouldn't you 
know it from the recent spate of 
games for hookers and slicers! 

PGA Tour Golf, fresh from its con- 
quests on the PC tour, has now sur- 
faced on the Amiga, and looks like a 
champion in the making. 

What sets this game apart from 
others in the field, apart from being 
an Electronic Arts product, is the 
quality of the golf action itself. 

Too many games have concen- 
trated on gimmicks at the expense of 
gameplay but EA have managed to 
come closer than any other to simu- 
lating actual golf. 

In play, this translates as a much 
more refined representation of the 
swing and the flight of the ball. I 
would have liked a few more shot 
options such as those in last year's 
Greg Norman game, but simplicity 
of approach pays off in the end. 

The traditional swing bar is used 
to hit the ball, but in this case, the 
penalty for inaccurate timing is real- 
istic. Even slight mistakes can result 
in a vicious hook or slice, which gives 
the game an element of club-throw- 
ing frustration just like the real thing. 

What made me very angry, more 
so even than when my second and 
third shots both went in the water at 
the seventeenth, was the total lack of 
even a token female option. The 
game is based around the USPGA 
Tour, and allows the player to com- 
pete against 60 of the world's top 
male professionals, but women 
golfers such as I can only be appalled 
that there is no women's tour option. 

There are thousands of female 
golfers and computer users in this 
country, and they must be getting 




Ihere ate several handy special shots to choose from 



pretty cheesed-off by the constant 
stream of games which force you to 
tee off from the mens' tees and play 
a round from the point of view of a 
blond-haired hulk. Software produc- 
ers please take note! 

OK, ranting aside, the rest of the 
game is excellent. Once the ball is 
actually struck, it soars off into the 
distance and it is at this point the 
game boosts the atmosphere with a 
very useful gimmick. The 'camera 
angle' switches to a point ahead of 



the ball looking back down the fair- 
way, and your ball screams into view 
to land with a thunk, a thud, or a 
splash. 

This simple trick gives the player a 
far better look at the shot than if it 
just disappeared into the distance, 
and does more than any other gim- 
mick I've seen to convey the atmo- 
sphere of God's own sport 

The pseudo-3D putting surface, 
which you can rotate to examine the 
borrow, is useful if not very pretty, 



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Take a swing with EA today! 




Graphics 



Plain for (he most part, 
but the switching camera 
angle is a real winner. 



Sound 



Almost non-existent 
except for one of the 
worst loading tunes I've 
ever heard. 




Gamep 



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re of the usual, but 
Ith a little bit extra, 
fflculty level has been 
pitched |ust right, and 
the tour element Is good 
r long term appeal. 



but I've yet to discover how you shut 
it off, and it can be annoying when it 
pops up for a pitch from just off the 
green. That said, putting is as diffi- 
cult as it deserves to be, and on 
those tricky American greens too! 

All in all, it's still a golf game, but 
EA's PGA Tour Golf would be a first 
choice on my list of sports sims. 

Sandra Foley 



FINAL JUDGEMENT 




PGA TOUR GOLF 



Publisher: Electronic Arts Price: £24.99 




There Is advice on hand from the pros 



The JD contoui map ot the green Is very useful 



There's plenty of Information on ball positioning and your lie 



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over the original but 
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Sound 



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Amiga games players 
who've been around for a 
year or so will no doubt 
remember the original Supercars. It 
was far from unique as an overhead 
view car racing game but it did have 
a few features that lifted it out of the 
ordinary. 

Well, fans of the genre can jump 
for joy now because Supercars 2 is 
here. And the most exciting thing 
about the sequel is that it caters for 
two players at once, something that 
the original didn't manage. On load- 
ing you are asked to select either 



easy, medium or hard level then it's 
foot to the floor time. 

The circuits start easy, with plenty 
of straight sections and nothing 
especially testing. The game is 
viewed from above and the style of 
the original is maintained as much as 
possible. You (and a friend if applica- 
ble) are represented by a coloured 
car. The computer cars (and there 
are a lot of them on most levels) are 
all white. 

To call Supercars 2 a race game 
would do it injustice because much 
of the game revolves around com- 




6 uying weapon* with the winning* can earn you money If you're a shrewd speculator 



lump thai bridge! You II need a run up or 
else Its • sticky end 12 (eel below 



bat. After each race you enter the 
shop (assuming you were placed in 
the top five cars) and the winnings 
from the race can be squandered on 
repairs for the car and extra armour 
and weapons to increase your 
chances of winning the next 

In each race there are only two 
weapon types available to you, and 
they need to be chosen with care. 
The standard types are front and rear 
shooting missiles which are activated 
by pushing the joystick forwards or 
back respectively. In the shop either 
of these missiles can be exchanged 
for homing missiles (deadly and very 
accurate), spinning missiles that cir- 
cle the car for a couple of seconds, 
and land mines. 

Other add ons include armour 
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deflections), a larger engine size and 
a battering ram which causes dam- 
age to the other cars when you col- 
lide with them head on. This may 
come in very handy when you're in a 
tight bunch. As you need to fight for 
positions, every dirty trick in the 
book will be useful. Don't feel at all 
guilty because the computer drivers 



Sound Is limited to explo- 
sions and revs In game 
and a tune In the shop 
section. 




Gamepl 



Addiction Is simply not 
the word, though with 
only ten tracks per level 
d doubt that you'll be 
at the keyboard forever. 
Well worth laying out a 
ony for. 



will pull no punches, rest assured! 

Later levels feature everything you 
ever wanted from a Super-Deluxe 
Scalextric set. lumps, lumps, 
crossovers, chicanes and opening 
and shutting gates as well as a 
choice of routes on certain levels 
makes for some really tough races. 

Playing with another Human play- 
er means you are vying for the top 
spot with one extra contender 
about, which makes things a bit 
tougher. Picking on each other will 
only mean dropping out ol the top 
five though so avoid it at all 
costs. Supercars 2 is a very worth- 
while game. 

John Diglan 



Scalextric on screen 



SUPERCARS 2 



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We need you! 

So you think you're pretty mean with a joystick eh? Then why not prove it 
by sending in any cheats or tricks that you may have found for your 
(avourite games. We're particularly interested in tips for brand new games 
such as those reviewed in this issue, so get writing. Who knows, you might 
even win something! 

Send your tips to: THE TIP SHOP, Amiga Computing, Europa House, _ 
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get writing! 



JAMES POND 

The name's Pond, James Pond. 
Licence to kill, 007. If you find my 
antics a little too much to manage, 
then type MR2 when the mission 
starts. A sweet little angel will appear 
and you'll now be completely inde- 
structible. Even 'M' couldn't come 
up with a better cheat than this! 



We all like to think that we're pretty 
mean joystick wagglers, but even the 

best need a little help occasionally. 
Take a trip to The Came Zone Tip Shop 
with Jason Holborn 



E-SWAT 



Life's tough on the streets, so this 
handy little cheat will come as a wel- 
come help. Pause the game and type 
JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU. 
The screen will then flash and you 
will have 99 credits. Something tells 
me the programmer is into the KLF! 



TURRICAN 

Fancy 99 lives? If so, then get your- 
self onto the hiscore table and enter 
your name as BLUESMOBIL. If you 
then start another game, you'll have 
all those luverley lives, making it easy 
to reach the high socres again! 



TURBO ESPRIT 

If you can't quite handle the perfor- 
mance of Lotus' sleek turbo street 
racer, then you can activate this little 
cheat mode which allows you to 
qualify for races without having to 
be in the top ten. In two player 



HORROR ZOMBIES 

If the creepy crawfies are getting to you, then 
type in BOGEYMAN tor infinite lives. 

To skip levels, type CHEATMODE during play 
and then press 'F10'. You will then be taken 
straight to the next level. 



I. 



mode, enter player one's name as 
FIELDS OF FIRE and player two's 
name as IN A BIG COUNTRY. Aren't 
they U2 songs? (Nope, Big Country 
songs - Ed) 

R0B0C0P 2 

Robocop's prime directives probably 
wouldn't agree with cheating, but 
who cares anyway? Type in SERIAL- 
INTERFACE (with no spaces) on the 
title screen to access the cheat 
mode. You can now restore your 
energy by pressing F9 and skip for- 
ward to the next level by pressing 
F10. Your move punk! 

AWESOME 

It may be jolly pretty, but there's no 
doubting that if s pretty tricky too. If 
you need a little help, then press the 
plus symbol on your numeric keypad 
and press the fire button on your 
joystick. If you then start the game, 
pressing F1 will turn off your ene- 
mies, F6 will replenish your fuel sup- 
ply and 1 through to 1 0 (press the 0 
key for 10) will allow you to access 
different weapons. Co for it! 




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ProWrite from New Horizons 
is the big brother of the 
QuickWrite wordprocessor 
we reviewed last month, and is now 
widely available in its latest version 
3.1 release. 

One of the US's older wordproces- 
sor families, ProWrite has never really 
caught on in this country, but with 
its £129 price tag there's no reason 
why it shouldn't be competing with 
the likes of Protext 5. 

in common with packages such as 
Excellence! 2.0, ProWrite is intuition- 
based and designed for mouse users. 
There's no need, therefore, to use 
the keyboard for commands and 
much of your editing work, but a 
comprehensive array of keyboard 
shortcuts is available to diehard 
rodent-haters and those to whom 
speed is essential. 

Hype-wrap 

For the beginner in wordprocess- 
ing, ProWrite should be a dream. It Is 
easy to use, friendly in operation and 
appears to be almost bug-free. I 
found I needed to consult the manu- 
al only once during the creation of a 
document which included multiple 
columns, imported graphics, a vari- 
ety of fonts and styles, and headers 
and footers. 

I was eventually forced to open 
the manual by the packaging's claim 



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that it was possible to 'wrap text 
around pictures'. This to me means 
the same as auto-flow, the facility 
whereby text is automatically fitted 
around any graphic, no matter how 
irregular its shape, and would 
amount to a major plus for a pro- 
gram in ProWrite's price bracket. 

Despite a very close inspection of 
the otherwise helpful manual, how- 
ever, I couldn't discover how this was 
achieved, and can only conclude 
either that the claim is misleading or 
the manual is incomplete. 

The only way to avoid text print- 
ing on top of a graphic is to set the 
margin marker by dragging it to the 
edge of the picture, and this is hardly 
a text wrapping facility. 

Apart from this gripe, ProWrite 
does everything that's claimed for it, 
and has many useful features which 
make up for the hassle of finding out 
about the non-existent text-wrap- 



Words with 
a smile 



ProWrite v3.1 has many more pros 
than cons, as Stevie Kennedy found out 




ping. Some of these, such as clicking 
on the bar at the bottom of the 
screen to move to any page, have 
apparently been borrowed from 
Microsoft Word, and most of the 
others are new to packages in this 
price range. 

Quark Xpress it aint 

New Horizons quite rightly avoided 
the use of the term 'DTP 1 when they 
set out the blurb for ProWrite. 
However, programs with fewer DTP- 
like features have lost no time before 
waving this particular flag, and 
ProWrite would cope reasonbly well 
with small DTP tasks such as club 
newsletters. 

Support for multiple columns and 
imported graphics allows the user to 
put together rather interesting-look- 
ing documents, although if you want 
to import text into a document 
whose layout you have just set, you 
have to open it as another docu- 
ment, then cut and paste it in from 
there. It's the program approach to 
colour printers, however, which gives 
it an edge in the page production 
stakes. 



True WYSIWYG 

Instead of trying to cope with full- 
colour graphics on screen, which at 
first glance would have been a big 
selling point, ProWrite concentrates 
on the use of the same eight colours 
which the average colour dot matrix 
printer, such as the LC10, uses when 
it tries to reproduce a screen image. 

In this way, ProWrite offers true 
WYSIWYG, because when you import 
a graphic for use in your document, 
it is converted into a dithered image 
made up of the eight colours, and 
should be a very accurate representa- 
tion of what you will see on paper. 
The spell checker suffers from the 
same problems as the one used on 
QuickWrite in that a whole docu- 
ment is checked from start to finish, 
one word at a time, and there is no 



option to first sort the words into 
alphabetical order. The process is 
therefore a good deal slower than 
that used by ProtexL 

As if to make up for the substan- 
dard spell checker, ProWrite offers an 
excellent Thesaurus which claims to 
include over 300,000 cross-refer- 
ences and works at great speed. 

The word list could perhaps be a 
little longer (it failed to recognise 
'computer' or 'software'), but when 
used on standard English words, it 
was a joy. When given the word 
'communicate', for example, it 
replied with a list ol 99 associated 
verbsl 

More macros 

For advanced users, and those lucky 
enough to be using Workbench 2.0, 
ProWrite makes good use of the 
ARexx multi-tasking language. If you 
already have this and are familiar 
with its use (Workbench 2.0 incorpo- 
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extensive list of macro commands 
which should enable very sophisti- 
cated operations to be lied down to 
a couple of keystrokes. 

The beginner will find this option 
rather inaccessible, so it would have 
been thoughtful of New Horizons to 
include the simpler 'recording mode' 
macros for the benefit of mortals. In 
an office environment, however, any 
number of machines could be con- 
figured lo run ARexx with a pre- 
defined set of the most useful 
macros as requested by the users. 



Conclusion 

ProWrite is a wordprocessor which 
deserves to succeed, and should pro- 
vide some much-needed competi- 
tion for Protext 5. 



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ICD now looks set to make a push 



Stevie Kennedy 
checks out the lat- 
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side peripherals 
wizards, ICD, and 
discovers techie 
heaven 



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Storage 

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literally fit in a cigarette 
packet - but the ICD mar- 
keting people appear to 
have identified a market of very 
small proportions, 

For those in need of an Amiga 
500 hard drive setup that is more 
portable than other combinations, 
and those whose desk space is 
extremely scarce, the AdIDE and 
hard drive is a timely offering. At a 
retail of £387, however. AdIDE is 
considerably more expensive than 
the A590 which, while being a little 
slower and a lot uglier, is still a solid 
alternative, and one which offers 
RAM expansion possibilities. 



Speed 



Speed! The word is on everyone's 
lips these days, as if life itself depend- 
ed on adding MIPS to your micro. It 
has almost become perceived wis- 
dom that the standard Amiga - the 
one the shop assistant told you was 
extremely powerful - is past it as far 
as advanced applications go. 

First of all, it has to be said that 
the 'perceived wisdom' is arrant non- 
sense. The Amiga's 68000 processor 




Amiga Computing 67 




is a perfectly good piece of silicon for 
the tasks to which the home user 
puts it. Where it's speed limitations 
show up are in areas for which the 
Amiga was never designed, and in 
which it has always looked a bit 
pedestrian. 

AdSpeed, at £173 (including new 
rate of VAT), is the cheapest accelera- 
tor so far released, but is also the one 



with the lowest specification. It con- 
sists of a 68000 processor exactly like 
the Amiga's processor except it is 
rated at 14.33MHz, twice the clock 
speed of the original and an on- 
board 'memory cache' which speeds 
up routine processor tasks. 

The chip's clock speed is nothing 
new. Faster-than-normal 68000s 
have been available for a while, but 



they have been impractical for gen- 
eral use because speed is a more 
complex matter than bare rate of 
knots. 

The Amiga system Is designed to 
run with a processor at 7.16MHz. 
and if another speed is used without 
technical fixes, timings will be out of 
order, memory accesses will be out 
of sync, and all communications 



between the fast CPU and the slower 
custom chips will be put at risk. 

Switching in style 

To rule out as many compatibility 
problems as possible, AdSpeed has a 
'fallback' mode, controllable through 
both hardware and software. A 
jumper setting on the board itsell 



Dodgy Displays 

The Amiga has one particularly 
annoying drawback that is con- 
stantly being thrown in the faces of 
its users when in hot dispute with 
Mac and ST aficionados. Quite sim- 
ply, the standard non-interlaced 
Workbench screen modes are insuf- 
ficient for high-end professional 
uses such as CAD and DTP. 

The Amiga user can partly deflect 
such criticism by reminding his or 
her Mac-loving chum that with 
interlace, the Amiga can double the 
number of horizontal lines in its dis- 
play, and achieve a very ht-res dis- 
play. 

Unfortunately, if the user has no 
flicker fixer, those irritating 
Macophiles usually have the last 
laugh when they realise how 
abysmally painful it can be to oper- 
ate an Amiga in flickering interlace. 
This is where the flicker fixer comes 
in. 

ICD's is one of the few flicker fix- 
ers available, and the first which will 
fit inside an A500. To fit it, you must 
remove the Denise display chip, 
mount it on the flicker fixer board, 
then plug the board itself into the 
vacant slot in much the same way 
as the AdSpeed plugs into the 
68000 socket. 

It means that fitting Flicker Free 
Video will invalidate your warranty, 
but this is a far more inviting option 
than permanent eye damage, the 
inevitable result of using interlace 
for any length of time. On the plus 
side the board gives a rock-steady 
display, and once fitted should be 
transparent to the user. 

Cathode cardiac! 

It is at this point the user discovers 
the overheads Invloved in Flicker 
Free Video or any other flicker fixer, 
and the shock can be quite chilling, 
A decent multisync monitor, with- 
out which the card is useless, can 
cost up to £600, and there's no way 
of getting round the necessity of 




buying one. 

Even if you manage to find one 
of the discounted models in our ads 
(and there are some to be found), 
the total cost of Flicker Free Video 
and monitor could quite easily top 
the half thousand mark. Power 



Computing are offering a bundled 
package of card plus NEC monitor 
for £510, but even with this dis- 
count the user will still have to blow 
a large hole in his or her bank bal- 
ance. 

The semi-professional or corpo- 



rate user should find the price tag a 
little more comfortable, but even 
then it raises the price of a DTP- 
capable Amiga system to levels at 
which it would struggle to compete 
against the low-end Macs and 
386sx PC's. 




imk.t fret Video gives a rock steady display, and 
once fluted should be transparent to the user 



Why does it flicker? 

A standard Arniga screen mode is output to a monitor 
or TV whose horizontal scan frequency (i.e the num- 
ber of times the scanning beam traverses the screen in 
one second) is 15.75KHz, and 50Hz vertically. This 
gives the standard 256 pixels high PAL screen. 

When this no longer suffices, the screen must be 
'interlaced' so that one lull screen of scan lines is pro- 
duced every cycle, and another is shown half a scan 
line further down on the next scan, This produces a 
high frequency flicker because the two are never on 



the screen at the same time. 

Flicker fixers work by taking the two signals and 
combining them into one steady display. As this is 
impossible at the original scan frequency, flicker fixers 
must produce their output a twice the frequency, or 
31.5Khz. 

Unfortunately, the standard Amiga monitor will not 
'sync up' to this frequency, so an expensive high-quali- 
ty multiscan monitor must be purchased to make use 
of the flicker fixer. 



68 Amiga Computing 





AdSpeed uses »»ct(y the umc Instruction **t as a standard 
68.000. so software Incompatibility K almost none*! stmt 



determines wtipch mode of operation 
(7MHz or 14MHz) the board will 
boot up in, and a small program 
which you can run in the back- 
ground from your startup- sequence 
allows the user to switch between 
the two without having to re-boot. 

This is more useful than many 
boards, whose fallback modes incur 
a re-boot as the CPU used is 
switched from (for example) a 68030 
to the 68000. As AdSpeed uses the 
same processor for both speed 
modes, it is easier to switch speeds, 
and as even at the faster speed it 
uses exactly the same instruction set 
as a standard 68000, software 
incompatibility is almost non-exis- 
tent. If you find any problem soft- 
ware let us knowi 

The 32k on-board memory cache 
is what gives AdSpeed its bite. The 
technique of mounting a small 
amount of high speed RAM on the 
processor chip, and dedicating it to 
the most lime-efficient tasks has 
Wen used in 68020 and 68030 chips 
ffefore now, but this is the first time 
it has been used on a cheaper 
'eplacement 68000. 

Basically, 32k of RAM is set aside 
as a data/instruction cache to hold 
common code loops and machine 
code instructions so that they can be 
accessed by programs in the shortest 
possible time. At 14.33MHz. 
AdSpeed can just dump things into 
the cache memory instead of having 
to wait for memory accesses or other 
chips to catch up, and can then get 
on with something else. 

DIY go-faster 

For the new Amiga owner with a 
morbid fear of technical activities 
(let's not be shy - that's a high per- 
centage of us!), AdSpeed is unfortu- 
nately one of those products which 
invalidates the machine's warranty. 
To fit it, the case must be opened 
and the original 68000 chip levered 
out of its socket, an idea which some 
of you might not be too keen on, 
but one which you'll have to live 
with if you want to upgrade your 
Amiga. 

Installation is otherwise a simple 
matter, and the card behaves very 
well once it's in situ. As a no-fuss no- 
frills accelerator, AdSpeed works very 
smoothly and we've so far failed to 
find a single piece of software which 
doesn't like the 1 4MHz mode. 

If it was selling for £50 less than 
its present retail price, AdSpeed 



would be an unmissable buy for the 
speed-hungry hobbyist. As is stands, 
however, it falls short of Blue Chip 
status on value-for-money terms, but 
only just. 

Hard Error! 

Unfortunately, there are two hard 
drive set-ups which don't entirely 
work with AdSpeed. 

When you use a CVP drive that 
has extra memory on-board, it 
makes DMA (Direct Memory Access) 
calls to its own memory without 
telling AdSpeed, thus rendering the 
cache contents out of date. The 
problem only occurs when you use 
both the drive and the extra RAM, 
and GVP has promised to rectify the 
problem with a ROM upgrade. 

Users of Xetec hard drives will also 
encounter problems because the 

A quart into a pint 

You can now fit a wide range of 
peripherals into the ASOO's casing, 
but there is only so much room in 
there, and a large proportion of 
the peripherals are competing for 
the same living space. 

The 68000 slot is currently the 
place to be in a 500, with acceler- 
ator cards vying with hard drive 
interfaces for the prime spot of 
real estate. The various bits of 
hardware, however, do not have 
to compete directly to cause a 
clash. 

We found, for example, that 



auto-boot sequence on these drives 
does not work properly when used 
with an accelerated processor. Again, 
this problem will eventually disap- 
pear when Xetex upgrade their soft- 
ware, and the user can always 
auto-boot in 7MHz mode before 
switching to 14MHz. 

Overall, compatibility with hard- 
ware and software is as good as 
could be expected, though users of 
either of the above systems might 
want to think twice about processor 
accelerators. 

Conclusion 

ICD has attacked two very real 
problems In the shape of speed and 
display enhancement, and one 
rather ethereal concern with A500 
internal hard drive storage. Their 
solutions are of a quality and level of 

pot 

neither of the large accelerator 
boards examined in our April issue 
would fit into an A500 which con- 
tained an ICD AdRAM board 
because the board connected over 
the Gary chip got in the way. Such 
restrictions on space serve only to 
highlight the fact that cramming 
peripherals into a 500 is mainly a 
crisis measure for those who 
would like to upgrade to a 1500 
or 2000 but can't afford to get 
the cash together, or those who 
love expensive and very clever 
toys. 



technical competence to raise them 
above the products of many other 
companies, and all work very well in 
their own right. 

As consumer products, which is 
how they must be judged, the 
AdSpeed is the most desirable, with 
the flicker fixer coming second by a 
few lengths and the internal hard 
drive struggling along at the back. I 
suspect the first two will succeed, 
especially AdSpeed, but I would be 
surprised if too many punters were 
to be found in the act of jumping 
summersaults over the hard drive. 

Product 
Information 

AdSpeed, AdFFV (Flicker Free 
Video), and the AdIDE with 
Internal hard drive are all 
products of I, CD Inc. 
Available: Now 
Supplier: Power Computing 
(0234) 843388 
Price: AdSpeed £173, 
AdFFV £285 or £510 with VGA 
monitor, AdIDE 
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Q: The Amiga chips were designed in 
the mid-80s. What does the 
future hold? 

IG: There are constant changes. As a 
matter of fact there is a new 
chip set for the Amiga we've 
been working on now, I guess, 
for almost two years that should 
be ready this fall. 

Q: And what will that provide? A bet- 
ter platform for the graphics? 

IG: More icing on the cake. More 
colours, more chip RAM and 
that sort of thing... You have to 
stay with the state of the art 

Q: So thot's the direction you're tak- 
ing. You're trying to position the 
Amiga for when multimedia really 
takes off? 

IG: Amiga covers the full range. 
We'll give the consumer multi- 
media in the CDTV and the pro- 
fessionals or the offices - most 
offices and schools and every- 
body else - are going more and 
more towards interactive, true 
multimedia platform. 

Q: How is it selling in the business 
area at the moment? Hove you 
mode many sales? 

IG: Very much so! It's penetrated 
the market (which) so far is 
rather small, but you take North 
America where we're not a 
major factor like we are in 
Germany. But if you take certain 
small markets... NASA uses 
Amiga. The Berkley Linear 
Accelerator, advertising agen- 
cies, TV studios, graphic artists... 
they're all using Amigas. 

Q: And the video toaster... 

IC: The video toaster enhances that 
once again. 

Q: So it's going for the leading edge 
man\et? 

IC: People who, instead of paying 
SI 00,000 to do something, can 
pay S5000 or S6000 and get the 
same performance. 

Q: Which they thought was impossi- 
ble to do. 

IC: Exactlyl 

Q: Do you foresee licencing the tech- 
nology? Will there be Amiga 
clones? 

IC: I don't think we are interested in 
licencing the technology for 
computers. We might be inter- 
ested in licencing the CDTV plat- 
form. 

Q: But not the Amiga itself? Third 

pony or something? 
IC: I don't think so. I never like to 

use the word never... 
Q: Presumably that's because you 

want to keep the Amiga in-house, 



You want to be able to 
develop it the , _ fre s< 



Go^ °" 

want to devel- <Jo*i 

op it. But, ^vPe^ e 

wouldn't it be W ^r Q 
nice to have Cvc\ Y*^ 
somebody else WT***' 1 
support the same rtA fpfJ ^ 
platform? Make it a OO^J / 
more "serious" 
machine? 
IC: Yes, but it all depends 

who your partner is! It is becom- 
ing a serious machine. 
Computers are only sold for 



tbe 



what they'll do for 
you. Otherwise 
they're just a door 
stop. And that 
means the appli- 
cations and the 
software. S "0 
you have to 
marry the two 
together. To 
do a certain type 
of software you have to have a 
platform of that power and the 
capability, That's what makes 
CDTV what it is because there is 
no other platform, no other 



technology outside of the Amiga 
that you can do this with at a 
consumer price. 

Q Off the shelf, and you don't need 
extra hardware... 

IG: And that box - we're not telling 
anybody, but it's a full computer 
in there. There are many periph- 
erals that will be coming for that 
machine that will astound you. 

Q: How do you see the CDTV devel- 
oping? Whot's its next stage? 

IC: (Shrugs his shoulders implying 
"anywhere") Well, first of all the 
next stage will be full motion 
video. 



Going for 
Gould 



What does Commodore 
have up its sleeve for 
the future? How will 
it meet the chal- 
lenge of Europe in 
1992? What hopes 
does it have 
pinned on the 
new CDTV? 
Donald Maple 
went straight to the 
top and asked Irving 
Could, Chairman of 
Commodore International 




Q: When would you anticipate that? 
IC: Let me make this statement. 

They're still trying to decide on 

the standard. 

Whenever they 

set the stan- 
dards we'll be 

there. 
Q: Are you going to 

use DVI chips or 

are you going to 

develop your 

own? 
IC: No, they're 

talking the 

|PEG stan- 
dards. And as 

soon as )PEG 

is resolved I 

can tell you 

that we will 

either be the 

first or one of 

the first. 

Q: It 's not even on paper yet, is it? 

IC: It's getting close. But close 
doesn't count. Only in horse- 
shoes and hand grenades... 
(Laughter) 

Q: What kind of market do you see 
for CDTV? Who will buy that? 

IC: The consumer! 

Q: Average consumer? Domestic? 

IC: Wouldn't It be fun, instead of 
having jerky motion, to have full 
motion. If you get the proper 
compression techniques you can 
do actual movies. 

Q: Would that be at an accessible 
price? 

IC: It has to be! Otherwise you're 
not gonna get the volumes. And 
you know we're in an industry... 
unfortunately prices never go 
up, they only go down, So you 
wanna talk CDTV today and look 
two years out, you're not gonna 
see it as high as it is today. 
That's the nature of our busi- 
ness. 

Q: About networking. You an- 
nounced a special division last 
year... 

IC: You need specialists. That's a 
highly specialised area. It's been 
implemented to a much greater 
degree today. We do have a net- 
working specialist division that 
we've set up in Denmark that 
handles out R&D. 

Q: Aoout IBM. When Commodore 
decided to make PC compatibles 
it really bugged me... 

IC: Whether we like it or not, or 
whether it's the best or worst 
machine in the world, you can 
decide yourself, I have my own 



Could on the CDTV; 

6 If I am wrong 

about CDTV as a 
consumer item it 

is still the greatest 
educational tool 

that's ever been 
invented J 



opinion... But, you can't fight 
City Hall... Most businesses 
throughout the world today 
have accepted MS-dos 
with all its 
dreariness 
and every-, 
thing else... 
You can't 
change that... 
I'm the first 
one to admit. 
If Commodore 
had been on 
the ball the 
MS-dos 
wouldn't be. It 
would have 
been the PET 
standard. We 
were the first... 
We goofed... 
Q: lost year, alter 
hearing how important Europe is 
lor Commodore, I asked facetious- 
ly: When are you moving to 
Europe? I'm asking it seriously 
now. Don't you think it would be 
wise to have some sort ol R&D 
base here in Europe as well as in 
the States to reflect the actual 
number of users that you hove 
here? 

IC: Well, we have always had some 
R&D development in 
Braunschweig (Germany) and 
we will continue to do it. 

Q: Even though I live in Europe I'm 
actually a Canadian... 

IC: So am I! 

Q: Are you really? 

IC: Of course! Canadian passport. 

Q Oh! A Cannuckl 

IG: "Out"! 

Q: In terms of 1 992 it would be very 



advantageous to have some sort 
of official R&D project here... 

IC: We do! We've constantly had a 
group of engineers in 
Braunschweig married with our 
American (engineers) and we 
give them certain tasks. We 
intend to keep that. 

Q: Especially in terms ol 1992. You 
must be aware ol that? 

IC: We are! That's why we're build- 
ing the new lacility. 

Q: Thai's certainly good news since 
then you'll be considered a local 
company? 

IC; Commodore has always in 
Germany been considered a 
local company. 

Q: All Amigas sold in Europe are 
actually made in Braunschweig. A 
tot o/ people don't know thatl 



Gou\d on 
menu 



Comm 



co 



L you have to 
beat the leading 

edge and 
that's where 

Commodore* 

conn* ^ 
It's not being a 

a leader } 



We haven't used everything said by Gould in 
the interview, because we wanted to concen- 
trate on what we believe our readers will find the most interesting 
parts. However, we simply couldn't resist using the following 
Gould quotations: 

"...CDTV is television that you control, not television that controls 



"...all you n*ed to use CDTV is its hand-held remote control". 

'The Amiga for the first time allows (multimedia) at a reasonable 
price and that's the exciting part. CD-ROM prior to this time was 
primarily a data base." 

"It's always been my goal to develop a product that is powerful 
and exciting but accessible to people like me who find it difficult 
to use a computer. CDTV is the answer." 



IC: When you use the word "make" 
you have to use it loosely. 

Q: What sort of company do you see 
Commodore being in five years 
time? 

IC: At my age? I don't know! 
(Hilarious laughter all around) 
You tell me! I think we are on to 
a greal thing. Even the CDTV, I 
always said that if I gamble I 
always like to have one card 
bent (more laughter). What I 
mean by that is I like a bit of an 
edge. 

If lor any reason - and I don't 
think I am - but if I am wrong 
about CDTV as a consumer item 
it is still the greatest educational 
tool that's ever been invented. 
That I'm sure of. It is the great- 
est governmental tool and cor- 
porate tool. Someone asked 
what you can do with a repair 
manual. You can have the pic- 
tures. It's a real "how to". 

It is also the greatest "point of 
sale" piece of equipment ever 
invented, Experiments have 
been going on right now in 
Toronto, with Canadian Tyre. 
They couldn't wait lor the 
CDTV so they've been using 
the Amiga knowing that 
CDTV is coming. But you 
put a touch screen on this 
and you do anything you 
wanL 

That's amazing consider- 
ing the type ol people who 
go to a store like 
Canadian Tyre. They ore 
not technically minded 
at all. 

IC: have it in the 
sporting goods 
department. It'll 
demonstrate the 
equipment, it will show it... It's a 
salesman! It's got the sounds, it's 
got the pictures... 

A major US corporation that's 
also in the retail • they brought 
their chairman over to look at it. 
They wanted very badly to sell 
at the retail level but they want- 
ed it internally for what it could 
do tor them. So, you're just see- 
ing the beginning of something 
here, 

And we're gonna have com- 
petitors. We're not in this world 
all by ourselves. 

But you have to be at the 
leading edge and that's where 
Commodore is gonna gel back. 
It's not being a follower it's 
being a leader! 



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The heaM and soul of the 
Workstation has to be SID 
and the host of utilities it 
allows you to access. The SID within 
the Workstation is a much more 
powerful beast than the standard 
empty shell supplied by PD libraries. 

Our completely configured ver- 
sion not only handles disk manage- 
ment but goes on to do much, 
much, more. 

This is done by instructing 5ID to 
access all manner of external utilities 
which in turn perform miraculous 
tasks that the original Workbench 
disk can only dream abouL 

Perhaps one of the most common 
requirements for most users is not 
the transferring of files from disk to 
disk, but rather to simply examine 
what's on them. This is sometimes 
not as easy as it sounds, but with the 
aid of SID you can examine the con- 
' tents of a disk and either edit, read, 
run, view, or hear the contents as 
required. 

Often the file names on a disk 
give absolutely no indication as to 
what they may be. To find out what 
you're dealing with click the left 
mouse button with the pointer at the 
very bottom of the screen. This 
opens up a whole range of previous- 
ly hidden options which make prob- 
ing the hidden depths of your disks 
simple. 

As you can see there's a complete 



The Workstation is an easy-to-use 
replacement for Workbench. In the 
first of several support articles, 
Paul Austin explains how to start 
making use of an invaluable friend 



set of options for each device. Size is 
the first option and the one most 
often used, being the formaHn 
which SID initially appears. Si/e for 
obvious reasons is the most conve- 
nient display when transferring files 
from disk to disk. 

Next in the line comes the Date 
option which details when the 




file was added fo the disk. 
Combining the Date and Time 
options can be great for keeping 
track of old and new versions of the 
same files on various disks. It's worth 
remembering that some commercial 
software can have very strange 
effects on the Amiga's perception of 



time, so check the Internal clock is 
correct before saving files which may 
depend on the TIME option for 
recogn\tion. Use the TIME icon in 
SID's control panel to check. 

After Time and Date comes BITS. 
At first glance this option appears to 
be a dull collection of jumbled let- 
ters. In fact it's one of the most 
useful 
aspects of 
SID's hid- 
den tal- 
ents. By 
using the 
BITS option 
you can set the flags for 
any file or directory you wish. 
In simple terms this means you can 
decide whether a file is readable, 
writable, hidden, protected and so 
on. 

To alter the flag parameters of a 
file simply highlight it and click on 
the protect icon in the control panel. 




Menus just waiting for the right mouse 



AS well as the hidden extras at the bottom of the screen 

■ 

there's a whole selection of pull downs just waiting for 
the nght click on your furless friend. Move the pointer 
to the top of the screen and click on the RMB. This 
highlights a selection of pull downs. Most of the options 
are obvious, giving various alternatives for SID's infor- 
mation display. 

Along with the various format alternatives there's the 
system menu which gives access to other utilities and 
areas within the Workstation, CLI, preferences and so 
on. Perhaps the most useful option in the various menus 



76 Amiga Computing 



is FIT. This calculates if the files highlighted will actually 
Tit Into the available space on the destination disk - 
great for reducing wasted time and Valium dependency. 

Well I'm afraid that's about all that space will allow 
for this month, but SID will be further explored in future 
support columns so watch this space. When you've fin- 
ished delving into the innermost secrets of your disks 
click on the SHRINK Icon on the top right and SID will 
do exactly that. When you're ready click on expand and 
he'll leap back to life. Wonderful! 

Until next month, bye for now... 




This brings up a requester displaying 
the flag options used with that file. 
For example, by altering the flags 
you could hide a file or directory 
from prying eyes, or perhaps protect 
it from accidental deletion. There's a 
whole range of options which can be 
applied to files and the BITS option 
gives a full description of each file 
and directory's current state. 

The NOTE option is another aid to 
organising your files. It allows you to 
read comments which have been 
appended to either a file or directory. 
This is handy if you use files with 
only numerical differences - Pic.l, 
Pic. 2 for example. When you first 
add files using this format it's easy to 
remember which is which, but come 
back a day later and you won't have 
a clue. At this point the only option 
is to view file by file until you find 
the one you're after, yawn... 

This is where SID's COMMENT 
and NOTE facilities come into their 
own. Whenever you need to add a 
few essential words click on the file 
followed by SID's COMMENT icon 
and type away. 

This has no effect on the file, or 
on the way in which it's treated by 
other programs, but it does make it 
instantly recognisable when viewed 
using the note option. 

Last in the list comes the DESC 
option. This is perhaps the most use- 
ful of all the available display for- 
mats. It gives a description of each 
file in the current directory list - 
whether it's an IFF graphic, Binary 
file, executable file, an ASCII file and 
soon. 

This is great for searching through 
faceless disks for the samples and 
pictures you know are in there some- 
where. Of course I'm not trying to 
suggest you good people would 
poke around pinching other peoples 
juicy bits. Of course you wouldn't. 
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The Independents from CTS 

Through a mixture of fate, confusion and sheer bad luck the PD column 
and George Thompson Services, one this country's biggest and 
libraries, have been passing by each other without even as much 
nod in the recent past 

f-orfunately this month the run of bad luck has come to an end and 
as a result I'll be featuring some of the excellent offerings from on 
the longest established libraries in the business. 

One of the strongest aspects of their business Is the exclusive rights 
release two of the best plastic mags in the business, both of which a 
independent offerings from the opposite sides of the world. 



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- generally monthly subscriber sup- 
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The lack of adhesion to journalistic 
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does mean they tend to be littered 
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17 bits Update 

A fine example of the Viz approach 
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from Seventeen Bit, one of the coun- 
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Their Update disk mag is more ol 
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and tends to throw a few demos, 
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world of Public domain, plus a 
healthy amount on the worid ot the 
authors and their latest acquisitions, 
whether it's Cortina, a Lada or a por- 
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you'll find such classics as a tip about 
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Newsflash 

In defence of Seventeen Bil they do 
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This is a very different 
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The 58th issue is due to hit the 
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The disk is an American publication 
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With such an enviable pedigree, 
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The Australian influence on the 
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The real strength of the disk lies 
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PD for the 
little people 

OK, that's enough back slapping, ifs 
time to mount up and get back to 
get back to my moral crusade from 
earlier in the column. If you've got 
kids you'll be well used to the "can I 
have a go, please let me try, you said I 
could" syndrome. This is a common 
complaint that most computerised 
parents suffer every time they turn 
on the machine. 

Even the toughest parental tyrant 
cracks eventually and will hand over 
the apple off their eye to the franti- 
cally keen kid. If you're a PD parent 
this can be a risky business. Some of 
the software available is definitely 
not suitable for the smaller kids in 
the family. 

As a result an alternative collection 
is required and that's exactly what 
the Chaps at A Bit on The Side have 
come up with. 

The Junior PD Club 

If you're looking for material and you 
want to be sure it's clean. The Junior 
PD Club could be the answer. 

The title may give slightly the 
wrong impression about the con- 
tents. The material is suitable for kids 
but not necessary aimed at them. 

The club guarantees the material 
to be clean rather than condescend- 
ing. A fine example of this is a classic 
sample disk containing immortals 
like Popeye meed the Beach boys. 

To be honest the collection isn't 
that original as far as contents are 
concerned, with most of the material 




ncredible! Eight tracks for MED 



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The amazing Teijo Kinnunen does the impossible yet 
again and comes up with the next great step for the 
monster he's created. 

OctaMED has amved and somehow he's managed 
to make it fully compatible with its predecessors. The 
new version will happily take on either eight or four 
track characteristics on demand. 
The new version isn't PD but considering the great 
Ings Teijo has done for the domain in the past it's 
only fair to give the guy a well deserved plug for his 
first commercial offering, Ifs available for the patheti- 
cally small sum of £10 within Europe and £15 world- 
wide and this includes post and packaging. 

The new version has all of the abilities ol our recent 
coverdlsk giveaway plus the extra four tracks and a 
new and improved bug free Med player. As I men- 
tioned earlier Med has become a real monster and as a 
result the new version has a hard time squeezing into 
the straight jacket of 512k. 



: 



As a result Teljo has added a low res option to 
which It will be automatically defaulted when Ifs 
on a half meg machine. 

Amiganuts United hold all distribution rights 
OctaMED and as a result Ray Burt Frost, one on the 
Amiga's finest nutters, has thrown down the gauntlet 
to the coding community and is offering a full licence- 
ware agreement to the first person to create a conver- 
sion program which will transfer tunes from the f 
to the eight track format. 

If you're an AMOS expert there could be a sepa 
Ncenceware goldmine waiting for the first person to 
provide an AMOS compatible MED player. To add the 
final icing to the cake of OctaMED a manual will so 
be available to make life a little eas>er for owners of 
eight track version of Teljo's masterpiece. 

OctaMED Is available exclusively from Amiganuts 
United. For further details contact Ray Burt Frost 
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being available from almost any- 
where. 

The real advantage comes with 
the sure and certain knowledge that 
the fruit of your loins isn't going to 
be subjected to scrolly demos that 
give graphic instructions on where 
exactly other coding teams should 
put their latest release. 

No bare breasts, no sexy stereo- 
types, or at least not that many, and 
every new member gels a badge and 
a Biro to pose with in the play- 
ground. If you're interested you can 
contact A Bit on The Side on 0302 
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Uncle AMOS 

An alternative for the PD parent 
could be the offerings of the Amos 
library. The AMOS library doesn't 
claim to be squeaky clean but any- 
one who's used any AMOS material 
will be familiar with its very smooth 
and friendly front end which makes 
it ideal for children. 
This particular talent has already 
been spotted by most 
Amos authors and as a 
result there's a huge 
range of material aimed 
specifically at the kids. 

There is a 
small price to be paid 
for the smooth and 
stylish Amos approach 
to PD and that's its ten- 
dency to only offer one 
program on a disk, so 
compared to other com- 
pilation disks it can work 




out a little expensive. 

Most of the larger libraries carry 
an ever growing supply of AMOS. 
The very best material tends to be 
licenceware available through PCS 
International on 0942 521 577 o 
alternatively from Amiganuts United 
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Classy compilations 

While I'm still holding the shovel I 
might as well heap a little more 
praise on the already overburdened 
GTS. 

As well as the series of mags sup- 
plied GTS also sent an excellent col- 
lection of compilation packs varying 
from utilities to games. 

Besides the quality of the compila- 
tions perhaps the most pleasing 
aspect of the packages is the packag- 



ing. Most experienced PD fans are 
no doubt wondering: "What packag- 
ing does he mean - the envelope?' 

I know ifs hard to believe, but this 
stuff actually arrives nicety packaged 
in a plastic bag with a smart little 
card which documents the entire 
contents of the disks. 

My pet hate with PD is the infuri- 
ating habit which almost all the 
libraries have of supplying their 
wares with absolutely no way of 
identifying one disk from the next, 




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apart ol course (rom loading them 
up. 

To the novice collector this partic- 
ular inconvenience is hardly noticed 
but if you've got a lew hundred disks 
all from the same supplier it can be a 
nightmare to find exactly what 
you're after. 

I know what you're thinking: why 
don't you scribble on the disk label? 
Well, firstly, it looks a mess and, sec- 
ondly, most labels are already cov- 
ered with logos and phone numbers 
leaving little or no room for anything 
else. 

A nice convenient card wouldn't 
cost the earth but would save a hell 
of a lot of wasted time. This alone 
was enough to make GTS an instant 
contender for the column. 

The packs have more of a theme 
rather than just being a collection of 
like minded material. 

For example the printer workshop 
collection doesn't just give the usual 
collection of standard printer drivers 
but rather offers all manner of really 
useful printing-related utilities which 
combine to provide a solution to 
almost any printing predicament 



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If you've just read this month's cover fea- 
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the PD section for the first time. Usually this 
column is chock-a-block with reviews of the 
latest releases, but as a result of making PD 
our main feature this month's column has 
been designed to complement some of the 
issues the feature will no doubt raised. 

One of these issues is the plight of the 
new convert to the ranks of the Public 
Domain. If you're a beginner the huge 
range of PD to choose from can be almost 
off putting. 

The first thing to do is contact a likely 
looking library and ask for their catalogue. 
This usually comes in the form of a disk but 
on occasion you might be lucky enough to 
get one in book format. 

These catalogues are rarely over a pound 
a time, and on occasion you even find a few 
programs thrown in to wet your appetite. 
It's always worth searching through a few 
catalogues before you buy to avoid the 



almost inevitable duplication of certain ele- 
ments of your collection. 

If you're particularly keen on a specific 
area of the Amiga's talents, Softville PD 
Services are one of the best in the business 
when it comes to dedicated collections. If 
for example you're into graphic applica- 
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many as seven disks in each set all at a very 
reasonable price. 

If there's a need, Softville usually have a 
collection to support it. Their disks aren't 
quite as cheap as some of the opposition 
but that's the price you pay for dealing with 
pros. 

All their collections can be found by 
strolling through their regularly updated 
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Variati 
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Stevie Kennedy finds out CLI can 
be environment-friendly 



As last month's focus on 
script files demonstrated, 
AmigaDOS is a surprising- 
ly flexible tool when used as a crude 
programming language. The Auto- 
Script file on May's coverdisk was an 
attempt to show users a little of the 
system's potential to cut out a lot of 
routine drudgery, but it was left 
intentionally deficient in its use of 
variables. 

This month's column should give 
users a basic appreciation of how to 
use variables in their own AmigaDOS 
scripts, and will show how even a 
simple application such as Auto- 
Script can in this way be given a new 
lease of life. 
With AmigaDOS, we can separate 



variables into two groups - parame- 
ters and environment variables. A 
parameter is a value which is passed 
to a script file by the user when he or 
she EXECUTES it, and is nowhere 
near as flexible as a true variable. 

Environment variables, on the 
other hand, are a bit more complex, 
much more flexible, and will be 
introduced in the second half of this 
tutorial. 

Let's look again at Auto-Script. It is 
a script file which formats a disk in 
your extra drive, creates the essential 
directories, then copies the relevant 
system files across to make a system 
disk which will auto-boot 

For the sake of simplicity, the 
script assumes that the second drive 










ECHO "t'l join; to bf rill » boring" 






ECHO "and Just do i directory lilting* 






ECHO "try lo contain rour mitcient' 






ECHO " - 






ECHO 'lnd>r 






■It 110: 








Eumplf 1 





is called df1 : which is the case for the 
vast majority of A500 and A1500 
users. There are many A2000 own- 
ers, however, whose external drives 
are labelled df2: because on these 
machines only internally mounted 
extra drives can be called df 1 :. Such 
users would have found Auto-Script 
useless in its original form. 

Parameter Paradise 

With the use of a simple parameter, 
this sort of problem could be avoid- 
ed with ease. Take a look at 
Example), a script which carries out 
a directory listing of dfl:. As it 
stands, it is a pointless script because 
it does nothing you couldn't do 
quicker and easier from CLI. Now 
take a look at Example2. 

Although this is still less than use- 
ful, it shows how a script can be 



Is 



changed quickly and easily to accept 
parameters. To run Example! , you 
would type 

E1ECUIE EIIB'LEt <IETUR-> 

but to run Example2, this would 
become 

EXECUTE EUHPL.E2 <drm> <RETUM> 

where <drive> is the parameter 
looked for by the script. The script 
knows it should expect to be passed 
a parameter because the first line 
defines a "key". 

The key should always be the first 
line in a script and should always 
start with a period (or dot) and the 
word 'key' followed by the parame- 
ters. If there is more than one param- 
eter, a comma is used to separate 
them. 

Example2 knows, therefore, lhat it 



Amiga Computing 85 



must expect one parameter, and it 
will attempt to carry out a directory 
listing in accordance with the string 
it receives. If you type EXECUTE 
EXAMPLE2 DFO: the script will accept 
(he string 'dfO:' as its parameter and 
act accordingly. 

II you don't pass a parameter, the 
IF test will detect that varl is the 
empty string "" and print 'No drive 
specified', then SKIP to the end. 

You will have noticed that 
AmigaDOS places variables in angled 
brackets when they are being oper- 
ated upon. 

This is necessary simply to distin- 
guish them as variables and has no 
other technical significance. Try not 
to confuse them with the angled 
brackets we put around the word 
RETURN and others in examples ol 
CLI commands. 



Value of variables 

It we turn our attention back to 
Auto- Script, it should be easy to see 
when? improvements can be made. 
Instead of all those lines which 
refer specifically to dfl:, such as 
COPY »? to DF1 :c, we ought to have 
lines which refer to the parameter 
<var1>. 

These lines would look something 
like COPY »? to <varl>c. When 
A2000 users with external second 
drives want to use the script, they 
would then type 

EXECUTE iUTO-ICIIPI DF2: 

and Auto-Script would know which 
drive was to be used as the target 
drive. 

As long as you are using 
Workbench 1.3 or higher (and if you 
aren't I'd advise you lo upgrade 
immediately) you can also test vari- 
ables and parameters using the VAL 
condition to the IF test. In Example2, 




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K VAL <«r1> E8 0 
III DfO: 
SKIP tnd 
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BID DF2: 
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the IF tests <varl> to see if it is a 
blank string, but it would be jusl as 
easy to test its numerical value. 

Let's say we wanted to be lazy 
when running the script, and instead 
of typing dfl : we wanted to type just 
the number 1 . The result would be 
something like Example3, and you 
would type 

EiECUTE OTMtHrT 2 

to carry out a DIR of df2:. 



Defaults 

Although, as we have seen, the 
default value of a parameter is an 
empty string if nothing is passed to it 
by the EXECUTE command, it is also 
possible to set a default value from 
within a script. This is achieved by a 
line of the syntax 

•6EF <v«ri«bli> "default ilrlng" 

and sets the default for that variable 
or parameter for all succeeding oper- 
ations. In Example2, for instance, we 
could define the default for var! as 
"No drive specified'* and fix things so 
that this is printed when no parame- 
ters are specified. 

Alternatively, you can use a dollar 
sign ($) each time you use a variable 



Variables: Three Golden Rules 

Remember the 'key' at the start of every script file which Is 
to have parameters passed to it. It must begin with .key' and 
contain as many entries as there are parameters. 

Remember a variable can be optional (e.g 'varl/k) or com- 
pulsory (e.g varl/a). You may need to make a variable com- 
pulsory so that drastic things don't happen when the default 
value is taken. 

Always include the line ASSIGN ENV: RAM: in your startup- 
sequence If you Intend using environment variables. 




Eiamplc i 



in order lo specify the default value it 
should take at different points in a 
script. The line 

ECHO -<«irl I 1 Mki nriaftU*" 

tells AmigaDOS thai you would like 
the siring "I like variables" printed if 
the script has not been passed a 
value for varl. All text inside the 
angle brackets to the right of the 
dollar sign is treated as the default 



Options 



As a final note on parameters, you 
should be aware that they can be 
either optional or compulsory 
depending on your needs. To make a 
parameter essential, you must add 
7a' to it in the key line at the begin- 
ning of the script, so it would read 
.key varl/a. 

If a value is not passed to a com- 
pulsory parameter, the script will 
grind to a hall with an error message. 
This feature would be of most use if, 
lor example, it would cause a prob- 
lem when the parameter was given a 
nil! value. FORMAT DRIVE DF<\arl>; 
would cause a bit of concern to most 
people if it took a default value of 
zero and formatted their system disk! 

Optional parameters, to which 
AmigaDOS defaults, are defined by 
the adition of Vk' on the key line, and 
can be passed values in the normal 
way. 

SETENV and GETENV 

Environment variables are the true 
AmigaDOS system variables, and 
since the release of Workbench 1.3, 
Amiga users have had an increasing 
amount of control over them. 

The two commands I'm going to 
look at in this brief overview of envi- 
ronment variables are SETENV and 
CETENV. 

SETENV is used to create a vari- 



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able and/or alter its definition. It 
takes the syntax 

SETEM <wtible> <itrifi9> 

where the stnng defines the variable. 

CETENV is used to retrieve the 
variable's value or string and uses the 
syntax 

EEIEHV CWtlfclO 

II will print the variable's contents to 
whichever device the user specifies 
with a redirection (>) character, 
although it defaults to the current 
CLI window. II, therefore, you want- 
ed to keep a running tally of an 
important variable in a program, you 
could quite easily use the line 

GEIEKV >PRl: <*jr'ibte> 

at various points in the listing to redi- 
rect output lo the printer. 

When you define an environment 
variable, AmigaDOS looks for a logi- 
cal device called ENV: which is usual- 
ly set up in your Workbench's 
startup-sequence using the ASSIGN 
statement 

*SS16W EKV: MR; 

lo slore all information concerning 
the variable in the RAM disk. Always 
either make sure you have this line in 
your startup or type il in before 
messing about with variables. 

Environment variables are Ihe big 
brothers of the ASSIGN statements 
and bring a new flexibility to 
AmigaDOS. 

It's all very well being able to 
ASSIGN logical device names as long 
and complex pathnames, but when 
you can use environment variables 
for absolutely any string of lext, your 
script files are in danger of becoming 
true programs. 

We don'l have enough space to 
go further into environment variables 
in this column, but if there's enough 
interest in the subject, we'll cover 
them in more depth at a later date. 
For the moment, we've received 
many more letters requesting infor- 
mation on more down to earth areas 
of AmigaDOS, so we'll be looking at 
them first. 



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this month's collection shows excellent examples of all the afore- 
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put from a headphone socket and 
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could always order a 
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order form on Page 124). 

This was follwed in our January 
and February issues with a series 
describing how to get the best from 
MED. So check your back issues for 
hints and tips for the soundtracker 
lection of the program which is still 
the same. 

This month I'll be concentrating 
on how to get the best from the all- 
new sample editor. 



Paul Austin takes a closer look 
at the latest addition to 
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incredible music 
utility MED! 



s-s-s-sample 

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Exciting 



The editor is by far the most exciting 
addition and it not only gives you 
the ability to manipulate samples 
you already have but you can also 
sample your own sounds. Using first 
generation samples is by far the best 
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music and the sounds is the key to a 
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It's not essential that you go mad 
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The best way is to take your out- 



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space within a sample. 

High levels of hiss between 
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what makes samplers like the Audio 
Engineer so impressive, not to men- 
lion expensive 

Even so with a little patience it's 
possible to make even the cheapest 
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expensive. First copy your sample to 
the copybuffer or preferably a floppy. 
This is always a good idea if you're 
about to do any form of editing. 

Next, mark out a range between 
two sounds within the sample, but 
make sure you leave some space 
between the range and the sounds 
on either side of it. This space will 
become important later. 

Now click on the CLR gadget A 
blank space should appear to replace 
the hissing silence of the original. 
Repeat this process right through the 
sample. 

OK, now play the sample. It's 



probably better than the original but 
the hiss has now been replaced by 
annoying clicks when each new sec- 
tion of the sample plays. The next 
job is to smooth the transition 
between the total silence of the new 
sections and the sounds themselves. 

Volume change 

To do this we'll use a gradual volume 
change to fade the background 
noise up and down before and after 
each sound. Click in the first window 
after the VOL CHANCE gadget and 
type 1, press return and type 99. 
Now elicit on the ZOOM IN gadget 
and scroll up to the beginning of the 
first sound using the cursor keys. 

This is where the noise left at the 
beginning and end of the separate 
sounds come in useful. First mark a 
range that includes this section, with 
at least the same amount prior to ft. 

Now click on the CHANGE VOL 
gadget. You should see the differ- 
ence between the original and the 
blank insert decrease. If you repeat- 




edly click on CHANGE VOL the dif- 
ference between the two will 
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Repeat this process at the begin- 
ning of each sound in the sample. 
When you've done them all simply 
reverse the numbers in the CHANGE 
VOL windows and follow exactly the 
same procedure at the end of each 
sound. 

Now compare the original and 
the processed version and the results 
should speak for themselves. 

Teijo Kinnunen, the author of 
MED, obviously took a long hard 
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To be fair the samples produced 
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AG. GAMES 



AG.01 Star Trek; superb game based on 
TV series. Featuring superb digitised 
graphics and sound 1 (2D-MB-3 disks) 
AG. 02 Various; Gravwars. Jackland, 
Paman. Othello. Empire. Hanoi.. 
AG.03 Star Trek (Agalron); Strategy 
game by Tobias Renter, Gormany's No. 1 
Trekker* English version (2D-2 disks} 
AG. 04 Monopoly: lull version ol tho 
classic properly trading game' 
AG. 05 Pacman 87; Multi level version ol 
this addictive arcade classic 
AG. 06 Various; CosmoroidS. Amoeba. 
Crazy Eights. Blackjack, Backgammon. 
Daleks. Yahtzee. Stone Age, Ratmaze. 
Klondike Keno . 

AG 07 Board and Card games; Cluedo, 

Othello, Klondike and Cribbage 

AG. 09 Puzzle Maker; jigsaw puzzles trom 

IFF files Phis puzzle pro 

AG. 10 Space Invaders: Arcade classic 

version' Plus Lander. Amoeba. 

AG. 11 Tennis; excellent shareware sports 

simulation (MB) 

AG. 14 Flascheiber; Bouiderdash style 

game Almost commercial quality! 

AG. 15 Paranoid game; Arkanoid style, 

including a screen designer 

AG. 16 Castle ol Doom; Adventure game 

with graphics - beginners level 

AG.17 ST Bash; superb Spaco invaders 

inspired shool-em-up where the aliens are 

Atari ST related spntesi 

AG. 18 Golden Fleece; Superb intocom 

slandard adventure Tram, design a railway 

with 2 trains' Tron; 2 player ligtit cycle 

game Plus: Star Root. Kamikaze Chess. 

Tumblinq Tots... 

AG.22 Return to Earth; Elite style spaco 
trading game with excellent graphics and 
'J y ti&*?J l-ouv] 

AG. 24 Drip; Arcade quality game with 
digitised sounds and smooth spntes! Plus: 
China Challenge, Super Gridder. Frogger. 
Air TraMic Control Sim.. Mutant, Ping 
Pong 

G.26 Zero; Ultima style role play. Plus: 
World; Infocom type adventure. Daleks. 
Caiiisto. Puzz. Pontoon.,, 
G.27 Star Trek (USA): Space strategy 
game Captain the USS Enterprise and 
repel Klmgon attacks! (2D-MB-2 disks) 
G.28 Quattro; Totrls style China 
Challenge, Mah Jong based puzzle game 
breaker; Breakout style with screen 
designer. Plus Aslerolds version... 
G.29 Chess; Superb multi teatured version 
with variable level ol play. Tiles; unusual 
Shanghai version. Battleships: groat 
Implementation ot the classic pencil and 
papoi game. Tetrls Two. 2 piayor puzzle 
game 



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AU. UTILITIES 



AU.01 Jazzbench; Workbench upgrade 
wMh many indispensable features' 
Includes, show hidden tiles, show as text, 
show devices, alphabetise.,. 
AU.02 UEdlt; Excellent tile editor, a vast 
improvement on Ed' 

AU.03 OL Emulator; plus 2 data disks 
packed with dies. Superb' (3 disks) 
AU.04 Amiga Spell; Spelling checker, 
compatible with most word processors. 
AU.08 Various; Starchart 600 stars & 
galaxies. TXED. editor/word processor 
Persmait: personal Me manager 
AU.09 Midi Tools: Midi keyboard; live 
oclave. mouse operated keyboard., 
progchangod, change m»di channels etc 
AU.10 Graphic Utilities: Fontlixer. IFF 
convenor, palette convenor, boot utilities 
bootext, bootup. Plus: Memcheck. 
Disksalv. dragpack 

AU.11 Starchart: Astronomy program 
giving positions and movements ol all 
major constellations' 

AU.13 Vislcalc; Superb lull teatured 

spreadsheet with manual on disk 

AU.14 Various; Amcat, cataloguing 

system. Iconlype; change Icon type. 

recoverable RAMdisk, spell checker, black 

book; memo pad. DX synth voice library 

Classic Cave adventure. 

AU.15 Dope Inlro Maker; create demos 

with this user triendly package 

AU.17 D Copy; excellent disk copier, 

similar to the lull priced X Copy, very 

effective in Nibble model 

AU.18 North C; complete C environment 

lor iho Amiga! Amazing value! 

AU.19 SID; Workbench replacement with 

easy tile handling, improvod DMouse 

window control and many mote features 

AU.20 K.O. The Virus; virus detectors and 

killers' Includes; Virus x 4.1, Berserker, 

BBChampton. Rod Alert 

AU.21 Avoiding CLI; lots of useful utmtios 

otherwise only obtainable through CLI; 

FixDIsk. QulckCopy. PopDir. DiskOptl... 



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people patterns tOO's of pictures 

AC.04 IFF Alphabets; 30. screens ol 

professional quality character sets plus 

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Christmas. Construction ... 

AC. 06 Cartoons; Comic plcturos ot 

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AC.07 Holidays, home. Mags, flowers. 

miscellaneous... 

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religion, symbols, weddings.. 

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spots, athletics, bowling, boxing, cncket. 

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lor present labels, greetings cards ol )ust 

for fun % 

AC. 11 Nightclub, clowns, dancing, vintage 

cars, bikes, boats, office, computers, 

industrial. . 

AC.12 Colour; occasions, transport signs, 
electrical, architecture... 



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SND.Ot Soundtracker; Four versions ol 
this lavourlto music creation program 
SND. 02 Soundtracker 4; alternative 
version * instruments disk. (2 disks) 
SND.03 Sound Monitor; 20 demo scores • 
instructions in this superb sound package' 
Extra RAM and drive useful. Plus: 
Soundtracker file converter! Plus: 
Instruments disk. (2 disks) 
SN0.04 MED Music Editor; Soundtracker 
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STI.01 to STI.08 Instrument samples for 
Soundtracker or compatibles, 8 disks 
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STS.01 Sampled sound effects to use 
instead ot instruments! 
STS.02 Longer samples, many Irom films, 
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Animated Pointers, Shark (Age 5+) 
AE 02 Spelkjuiz. Wheel of Fonune, Tug 'o' 
Word, Flower Garden, Stepping Stones 
Maths test, Puppypix (Age 5*) 
AE.03 Fractals. Desktop Calculator. 
Function plotter. Evolution (Age It*) 
AE.04 Gravilywell, Weatherman. Gravslm. 
Airfoil. ..(Ago It *) 

AE.05 World data bank: CIA world map with 
political boundaries, view Irom anywhere, 
any height! Plus: 3D Plot, Calendar Factory. 
Stieiloe- (Aye H-i 

AE.06 Talking Spelling Tutor, Speech Toy. 
German Language Test, Study File Card 
System, Globe, Elements, Geolime. Text 
utilities (2 disks) (Age 11») 
AE.07 Educational graphics. Technical 
illustrations; Art. Biology, Geology 
Astronomy some animated like a pumping 
heart in the Biology section. Includes 
viewing programs Or load Into Deluxe Paint 
etc (Age 9*) 



AE FONTS 



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Avant Guard. Aldous. Celtic etc... 

AF.02 Fancy; Hollywood. Park Avenue, 

Broadway. Camelol, Couner. Ham. 

AF.03 Publishers; Helvetica. Akashl. 

Andovor, Bookman, Boxie. Times ... 

AF.04 Various; Unusual, videolants, large 

and small fonts. .Plus: various lont utilities 

etc... 



AW. WORKBENCH 
UTILITIES 



AW.03 Icons; Music. RAM, naughty, jet 
icons. Plus utilities, colourbench 
AW.04 Icon Development; design your 
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included. Showpic; slideshow 



AS. SLIDESHOWS 



AS. 01 Boris Vallejo Ij professional 

quality graphics in interlaced HAM' 

AS.03 Forgotten Realms; 13 digitised 

pictures wilh a fan las y theme 

AS.05 Exodus Real 3D show; 9 very 

impressive ray traced pictures 

AS. 06 Swtmsults; great pictures trom 

the U.S. Sports Illustrated mag. 

AS. 12 M.C. Escher; Animated slideshow 

of Eschors paradoiiical artwork... 

AS. 17 Agatron 4; 16 ray traced pics 

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AD. DEMOS 



AD.01 Walker 1; digitised animalion ot 
Slar Wars imponal Walker (Mb) 
AD.02 Walker 2: digitised animation of 
Walker and helicopter* (Mb) 
AD. 04 Probe Sequence; incoming 
video pictures from an interstellar probe 
landing on an alien planet! Amazing' 
AD.12 Bolng Machine; it's Ray Traced, 
it's ncredlble. it's impossible . 
AD.13 Walking Cat; amazing revolwng 
diqllised animation ol walking cat! 
AD.16 Ghost Pool; stunning animation 
ol a play or less pool game 
AD. 18 Puggs In Space; extremely 
funny cartoon involving an alien creatine 
landing on Earth and exploring! 
AD. 21 Busy Bee; amazing Sculpt 30 
animation of a large flying bee' (Mb) 
AD. 22 Democreators. Create your own 
demos with Bootwriter, Boolmaker. 
Boolboy. Boot generator, etc. . 
AD. 23 Ship and Sphere; super smooth 
Ray Traced film of spaco Ship 'lying 
round a glass ball. Masterpiece' (Mb) 
AD.24 NewTek Demo Reel 3; meted*!*? 
demo ot NewTek range fealunng some 
of the best sampled sounds, digitised 
pictures and animations you will see 
anywhere! Stunning!!! (Mb-2 disks) 
AD.25 Tho Run; Outrun style 3D film of 
a Lotus weaving through motorway 
traflic with polite car chasing (Mb) 
AD.26 Starllne Mega; smooth hi res lull 
screen scrolling pics, crystal dear hi-fi 
sound samples, enormous scrolling ie«t ■ 
highly recommended! 
AD.26 Stamp Collector; amusing film 
Involving a ghostly magnifying glass 
examining some naughty stamps' 
AD 29 Predators Megndemo; brilliant 
demos including some truly amazing 
animation and 2 games' (2 disks) 
AD.32 Vision Megademo IV; superb 
dlgrtised music and sound effects plus 
large graphics Brilliant! 
AU.35 Robert the Mercenary; amusing 
animation sequence including a gams 
where you can shoot some aliens! 
AD.36 Kefren's Megademo VIII; 10 
demos Including: Kill tho Boast (Shadow 
of the Beast meets Xenon 2). Waikmar 
Kilt Victor. Vedormania (2 disks) 
AD. 37 Gymnast Demo; Ray Traced 
animation ot a gymnast performing a 
high bar routine. Recommended' 
AD 39 Agatron Animations; 3D lilm ol 
the USS Enterprise attacking USS 
Reliant. Plus walking Robot 
AD. 40 Luxor Teenager; Variation on 
this classic involving 2 anglepoiso lamps 
and a large red ball' 
AD.41 RGB: Badgekiller competilion 
winner 1 Produced with Director (Mb) 
AD.42 Comic on a Disk; whole graphic 
novel, page by page, on screen! 
AD.44 Laurel and Hardy; Digrtised clips 
from various films! (2 disks) 
AD.45 Star Trek, Dry Dock demo; the 
highly praised Ray Trace masterpiece! 
AD. 46 Stealthy Manoevre II; cartoon 
style Stealth Fighter animation 
AD. 47 Walker Demo; iho incredible 2 
megabyte animation (2Mb-2 disks) 



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Feature 




What should you do 
if your Amiga's heart 
stops beating? 
PaulTWhiteley 
takes his bedside 
manner to a sick 
machine 



THE Amiga is a well specified 
Idiosyncratic machine. 
Commodore bought it from 
a team of designers who wanted to 
set a standard instead of following 
an existing one. The Amiga shares its 
68000 series main processor with the 
Apple Macintosh, Atari ST, the 
Sinclair QL and One per Desk 
machines. 

The main processor chip is where 
similarities end. At this point you 
enter a different plane. The hardware 
on the Amiga allows 4096 colours, 



stereo sound, sampling, MIDI, and a 
whole host of features brought by 
the foresight of a dedicated chip set 
and open architecture. 

The 1000 was the first Amiga, but 
the majority of machines in the UK 
are 500s. Together with a sprinkling 
of 2000s, a few 1500s and 3000s 
and not forgetting some interesting 
hybrids like the Checkmate 1 500 and 
the Bodega Bay. 

With such a highly specified and 
complicated machine you could be 
forgiven for thinking that there's 



nothing user friendly inside. Take 
care however and you could learn a 
lot about the Amiga ...and maybe 
even save yourself some money. 

Guaranteed to annoy 

Like all computers and electronic 
products, your Amiga comes with a 
stern warning. "Open me up and 
kiss your warranty bye bye." 

If all you want to do is play 
games, (which is no bad thing to do) 
then leaving your Amiga intact prob- 
ably won't be any great loss. 

But if you want to repair or trou- 
bleshoot inside the machine, you'll 
have to forget the warranty or wait 
until it's run out. 

If the machine is in warranty and 
it's ceased to proceed, it's probably 
the responsibility of Commodore or, 
more likely, your friendly computer 
dealer to make it work again. It you 
are completely silly and are devoid of 
a functioning brain cell you'll still np 
your Amiga open anyway. However if 
you have problems with a relatively 
new machine, gel It fixed by the 
people responsible! 

Preventive medicine 

No matter what you do to protect 
your Amiga from the rigours of 
human foibles there will come the 
day when a clumsy labrador chews 
the cables or it meets some other 
catastrophe that results in loss of 
function either partial or total. 

Although the Amiga is a tough 
cookie, it will only take so much. And 
while we are talking about repairs 
and problems surely it makes more 
sense to treat your computer with 
care and respect. 

Do not spill anything near it, or 
on it. Remember when you attach a 
peripheral of any kind to the 
machine, secure all fastenings. If you 
don't you could be gazing at an 
invoice. 

Those little thumbscrew things 
on the printer cable are not only for 
decoration. They secure the cable to 
the socket, thus making it more diffi- 
cult for a snagged cable to damage 
the socket 

The same rule applies for every 
cable or connecter. Peripherals which 
attach to the multiway connector on 
the side can be a danger so if possi- 
ble secure them in such a way that 
they cannot move in relation to the 
work surface. 
A simple tip is to place a sheet of 




Amiga Computing 99 



Toolbox 

If you want to do your own repairs and fault finding you'll need these tools. 



Plan 

Screwdrivers 

l/C inserter-extractor lool 

Multimeter 

Soldering iron 

wider 

Assortment of pieces of wire, sockets etc 
Rolti tA Insulating tape 



Solder pump or desoldering braid 

Mull Icon? cable 

Wire cutters/snippers 

Bottle of Tequila 

Salt 

Lemon 

Anadin 

Alka Seluer 



If you think that repairs are as importani as your Amiga and want the ulti- 
mate posing tool for a technical anorak, you could spend £400 on an oscil- 
loscope confident that no one else would know how to use it either. 



wood or similar laid flat on the work 
surface. Mark out the position that 
your machine covers including all 
cables and peripherals and attach 
batons to the sheet. This will prevent 
the machine and its peripherals mov- 
ing around in relation to each other. 

Another way of avoiding costly 
repair bills is to make sure that all 
cables are secured in such a way that 
they cannot be snagged. 

Make mine a short 

One of the commonest problems 
with the Amiga or for that matter 
any home computer is live or dead 
short circuits caused by strain on 
cables. 

A dead short is the least harmful 
but sometimes the most difficult to 
track. This is caused when a cable, 
wire or track on a printed circuit 
board is broken by a sharp tug or 
strain. 

Normally, the net result is a mal- 
functioning computer that can be 
repaired by re-soldering or tracking. 
The live short is more dangerous. 
This is caused in the same way but 
instead of a line, wire or cable break- 
ing, two or more touch together. 
Because the circuit remains live, this 
can damage other components. 

The knock on effect of a live short 
is that several components may be 
unserviceable. In a bad case a live 
short can cause sparking and burn- 
ing. If this happens, insulate yourself, 
and remove the plug from the wall. 

By depriving your machine of its 
power you have assured that the 
damage cannot continue to get 
worse. 

If your problem is within a moni- 
tor and you intend to open it up and 
attempt diagnosis or repair, remem- 



ber that a monitor can carry a Jot of 
'stored' power and even when not 
plugged in can give you a shock big 
enough to stop your heart. If in 
doubt, leave well alone and call a 
professional. 

Bits and pieces 

If your job requires replacement of a 
component or an integrated circuit 
(chip), a few simple rules will make 
the job pass without problem. Work 
with plenty of light so that you can 
see what you're doing. 

Always keep plenty of open con; 
lainers around for screws and other 
bitties to avoid them ending up on 
the floor. Get any documentation or 
other paperwork into a place where 
you can 
easily refer to it 

Prepare and label the components 
ready for replacement. This may 
sound a little silly but if you've two 
identical processors on the table how 
do you know which is faulty by look- 
ing? 

Do the job one step at a lime, 
take notes and label everything that 
you have saying what it is and where 
it came from. If it's possible to fit it in 



more than one way as in the case of 
an IC, describe its position. An IC 
won't work if it's in backwards. 

Gone to war 

Work with the premise that you may 
be dragged away for a few months. 

When you get back you should be 
able to refer to your notes and con- 
tinue as if you hadn't left. 

If there are any bits left when 
you've finished (and there will be) 
find out where they're from and 
replace them. Manufacturers worry 
too much about money for any of 
those spare screws not to have a use. 
They do matter and should be 
replaced. 

And finally... 

Being able to work on your machine 
can be a useful skill and one to 
develop. Know your limitations and 
onfy take on jobs that you can either 
finish or ask a friend to supervise you 
through. If you open up your Amiga 
while there's still warranty, it will be 
invalidated. If you start a job and it 
gets too much, bring in a profession- 
al. Better to look a right prat than 
wreck a good computer... 



Safety 
first 

Although your Amiga uses low 
voltages don't work with the 
power on. A live short that you 
don't know about could kill you. A 
read through the coroners reports 
of any town will confirm that lots 
of dead people knew better. 

Get a professional 

There's no substitute (or knowl- 
edge. Although you may think 
that you can tackle the occasional 
job on your machine, it's good to 
know that there are services avail- 
able that can do the work quickly 
and efficiently. 

FMG 

These are the people Commodore 
trust with servicing all Amiga's sold 
in the UK. If your machine goes 
"pop" during the warranty period 
it will end up at their workshop. It 
is worth remembering that (heir 
expertise is available at a reason- 
able cost after your warranty 
expires. Commodore trust them, 
so you can too. 

Simpson Electronics: 
Supplier of parts and components 
for the Amiga. The firm will under- 
take most jobs and offer help and 
advice if you're going to attempt it 
yourself. 

Lad broke: 

Initially an ST specialist Ladbroke 
was quick to notice the potential 
of the Amiga and has technical 
staff able to undertake all kinds of 
Amiga repairs service and 
upgrades. 



Tandy: 




Chain store specialising in tools 
and components. Annoyingly they 
don't seem to stock the unusual 
23D Amiga connectors but they 
generally have everything else that 
you need. 

Maplin: 

Catalogue company specialising in 
electronics. Catalogue on sale in 
WH Smith for £2. Worth getting 
for interesting projects. 



Not Too Difficult 



If you're determined to try a few repairs or 
upgrades, don't take on a job that's beyond you. 
Most importantly, start with simple tasks that can 
be checked before you blow up your Amiga. 

Leads are an Ideal initial repair job. You can fabri- 
cate or repair a monitor lead and test It without 
plugging it in. The important thing with a lead is to 
check continuity and be sure that there are no live 
shorts. This can be done (but it's a fiddle) with a 
battery and flashlight bulb, a couple of wires and a 
pair of probes made from a steel needle and a mini 
crocodile clip. 

Each line on the lead can be checked and cross 
checked to be sure of the signal integrity. Another 
useful way to learn your way around the inside of 



your machine Is to fit an internal peripheral such as 
the Power Computing Internal ASOO hard drive, a 
large internal RAM expansion or the Vortex AT 
Once board. 

The AT Once is a good example as it comes with 
Instructions that offer a step by step guide through 
the fitting of the boards illustrated with pho- 
tographs. 

The process involves opening the machine, 
removing keyboard and cover and removing the 
central processor and the gate array (GARY) from 
the board. There isn't any soldering so It's a job that 
requires manual dexterity and a little thought but 
no potentially destructive processes. In the mean- 
time happy hunting. 



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With UK sales racing past the 25.000 mart since its launch 
in June AMOS - The Creator has lo be the biggest-selling 
wn-game package ever for Ihe Amiga. 

Every day new programs flood into Mandarins office: 
Games, educational programs, musical Jukeboxes, 
scrolling demos, font definers - and all are a tribute to the 
sheer power and ease of use of AMOS. Its graphical power 
brings an unprecedented level ol professionalism to even 
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Wilh AMOS it is simplicity itself lo display pictures in 
any graphics mode (Including HAM and overscan); add 
copper list rainbows: write text using any Deluxe Paint 
font; overlay windows; add pull-down menus; send soft- 
ware and hardware sprites spiralling round the screen; and 
add atmospheric music created in Soundtracker. Noise- 
tracker, Sontt orGMC 

But AMOS also has a more serious side loo: Amiga 
owners are creating icon-driven databases, in-company 
training programs, home finance packages, COTV applica- 
tions and so on. 

AMOS is so successful that the independent AMOS 



Club already has more than 1. 000 members [contact: The 
AMOS Club, 1 Lower Moor, Whiddon Valley, Barnstaple. 
Devon EX328NW). 

Theres also a rapidly expanding Public Domain 
library with more than 50 discs available {contact: Sandra 
Sharkey. 25 Park Road, Wigan. Lancashire WW 7AA. Tele- 
phone: 0942 495261). 

With all this enthusiasm and support, AMOS Is the 
perfect package to unleash your creativity and design pro- 
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AMOS is yours for only £49.99 

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£4.20 


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When the time comes to 
add extra beef to your 
Amiga, there are some 
fairly obvious areas that deserve 
attention. Most people soon realise 
that an extra half meg of memory 
and an external floppy drive would 
be nice. The next stage is normally 
to add a better mouse or a monitor. 

So what next? In this concluding 
part of "Expand and Deliver' we set 
our sights a little further afield and 
investigate networking modems, 
genlocks, emulators and all those 
other bits of kit that people seem to 
buy, and then find a use for... 

Data sharing 

Do you feel lonely when you use 
your Amiga? If so, then a modem 
could be the answer to your dreams. 
Made famous by such scare-monger- 
ing movies as 'War Games', the 
modem will let you communicate 
with other computer users by linking 
your machine to the standard tele- 
phone network. 

Using a modem costs money, so 
it's worth investing in the fastest 
modem you can afford, although 
you must also be aware that many 
on-line systems cannot cope with 
certain speeds. Some on-line systems 
support 4800 baud modems, but the 
vast majority won't support anything 
faster than a 2400 baud modem. 

The price of modems has dropped 
considerably In the last two years or 
so, so getting on-line is not quite as 
expensive as you might believe. 
Typically, a fairly well endowed 2400 
baud modem can be picked up for 
around £180. 

Closer to home, it's also possible 
to connect together several Amigas 
in a network, therefore allowing 
them to share programs and periph- 
erals (hard drives, printers etc). In a 
professional environment, network- 
ing can cut the cost of upgrading 
several Amigas by a considerable 
amount - instead of having to buy 
such things as hard drives for each 
machine, you can buy one 
large drive (which usu- 
ally works out 
cheaper) and 
share 
between 




several machines. Several companies 
now produce network systems, 
although it's worth checking out all 
the options available before splash- 
ing out. As the old rule stipulates, 
don't buy the first that you see - you 
may live to regret H! 

Working along the same lines as a 
modem, you can also set up your 
Amiga to send and receive facsimile 
(fax) messages. Currently two such 
systems exist - Mlchtron's FastFax 
and Applied Engineering's DataUnk 
system. Michtron's product is per- 
haps the better of the two, but ifll 
set you back £600 (a real fax can be 
picked up for just £4001)- 

Video visuals 

Video graphics are an all-important 
aspect of Commodore's marketing 
strategy, so it comes as no surprise 
that the video hardware market has 
been flooded with innovative prod- 
ucts ranging from gen- 
locks and flicker 
fixer cards, to 24- 
bit frame buffers 
which offer near 
broadcast quality dis- 
plays. 

Cenlocking is one 
application that really sets 
the Amiga apart from its 
closest rival. For little more 
than a £100, you can overlay 
computer graphics onto a com- 
posite video source to create 
titles and special effects for your 
home movies. I won't go into too 
much depth about the kind of fea- 
tures you should be looking for • 
you'll find these within my Desktop 
Video column elsewhere within this 
issue. 

Moving into the realms of profes- 
sional video graphics, the last six 
months have seen an explosion In 
the number of 24-bit graphics cards 
available for the Amiga. Most are a 
bit on the pricey side (£1500+), but 
several companies in the States have 
started to market budget 24-bit 
cards that costs little more than 
a couple 
of hun- 
d r e d 
pounds. 
Most 
promising of 
ail these is the 
HAM-E 24-bit 
RGB card from 
Black Belt Systems. 
Their card runs on all 
Amigas and sells for just 



Expand 

and deliver 

jason Holborn uses his peripheral 
vision to conclude Amiga Computing's 
expansion 





S300. 
It offers full 
compatibility with a 
range of 24-bit file formats 

including 24-blt IFF, Targa, GIF, 
Dynamic HIRes and SHAM formats, 
plus a load more besides. It comes 
complete with 24-bit paint and ren- 
dering software, making It an excit- 
ing proposition for anyone interested 
in Amiga graphics. Expect a full 
review soon. 

Interlacing may be a real pain on 
the eyes, but It's just the ticket for 
video work. However, if you've tired 
out the old interlace hop, then you 
can rid your machine of it forever by 
fitting any one ol a number of flicker 
fixer cards. These ingenious devices 
convert the Amiga display lo a rock 
steady picture that would put a VGA 
PC to shame. Unfortunately, you also 
need to buy an expensive multisync 
montor, so they're very much 
restricted to the more affluent Amiga 
users amongst you. 

On the horizon Is the most excit- 
ing video peripheral yet. Currently 
only available in NTSC format, 
NewTek are hard at work on a PAL 
version of their ground-breaking 
VldeoToaster effects system, It com- 



bines a 
broadcast quali- 
ty genlock and effects 
system, with 24-bit graphics 
capabilities. Don't expect it for a fair 
ok) time yet, though. 

Hard driviiT 

Floppy drives are all well and good, 
but they have a number of distinct 
disadvantages. For starters, they are 
soooo slooow - «ven relatively small 

files seem to take an eternity to load. 

Secondly, even the Amiga's fairty well 
hung drives just can't handle enough 
data. They're ok i* you're using your 
Amiga for nothing more than a bit of 
word processing, but you'll soon 
start to feel held back once you start 
messing around with 24-bit graphic 
and PostScript files. 

Of course what you really need h 
a mass storage device, the most 
common of which is the hard drive. 
If you've never used a hard drive- 
based Amiga, then you simply won't 
even be able to comprehend what a 
difference such a device makes to 
the Amiga Suddenly everything 
becomes so much smoother and so JJA 
much faster. No more do you have -t] 
to mess around with disk wapping - 
•verything is there on a single high 
speed storage device. 

Hard drives come in a range of 
different sizes, starting at about 20 




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Mbytes and moving up to multi- 
gigabyte in size. Most cheap Amiga 
hard drives offer 20 Mbytes of stor- 
age, but it's worth spending a little 
more for a higher capacity drive - 
preferably at least 40 Mbytes. You 
may think thai 20 Mbytes sounds 
like an awful lot of storage, but you'll 
be surprised how quickly it'll get 
filled. 

With the imminent launch of 
Commodore's CDTV system, another 
storage device worth considering is 
that of CO-ROM. You can't directly 
write to a CD-ROM disc (you'll need 
a £3000* WORM drive for that!), but 
they have one very major advantage 
over hard drives - their sheer size. A 
single CD-ROM disc can store over 
600 Mbytes of data, which is over 30 
times that which Commodore's 
A590 can handle. 

Commodore have announced 
that they will be producing an exter- 
nal CD-ROM drive for existing 
Amigas later this year, but US-based 
Xetec have beaten them to It. 
Xetec's drive is fully CD-TV compati- 
ble, so you'll still be able to take 
advantage of CD-TV software once it 
is made available. 

To keep you going, Xetec actually 
include a free 'Fish & More' CD- 
ROM disc which contains the entire 
Fred Fish collection of PD disks - all 
360 of theml 

If you're using a hard drive, things 
can go wrong - read writes errors 
are a regular occurance, but by far 
the worst fear of hard drive users is 
the dreaded head crash which usual- 
ly results in you losing everything on 
your drive. 

What you need is a backup 
device. If you're using a high capaci- 
ty drive, then a good bet is a tape 
streamer, a sort of glorified tape 
recorder which backs up an entire 



Feature 



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Question: When Is an Amiga not an Amiga? 
Answer when It's a Mac, a PC, a Unix system, a BBC 
micro, or even an ST.... 

With little more than an Inexpensive piece of 
hardware and some clever software, you can trans- 
form your Amiga into a clone of just about any 
major computer you can think of. There are emula- 
tors for all the major 8-bit micros - the BBC, the 
C64, the QL (yes, the QL is an 8-bit!) and even the 
Spectrum 48k! 

For the poseurs amongst you, it's even 
possible to transform your Amiga 
into a fully functional clone of 
an Apple Macintosh, 
therefore allow- 
ing your 
Amiga 




to take advnateg of the vast range of quality pro 
ductivity software (well, DTP software, actually) 
available for Apple's baby. 

Things really 'start to hot up when it comes to 
emulating a PC compatible - there are now no 
fewer than four different hardware 
PC emulators available! For the 
A500, the best Is undoubtedly 
Bitcon's KCS Power PC Card, 
although SDL's ATonce is still 
worth a look fust because 
of its multitasking capa- 
V bilitles. 

For those of 
you with megabucks 
to spare, then 
Commodore's 
new Unix card 
for the A3000 
Is well worth 
checking out. It's a 
complete Unix system on a 
card that's based around the lat- 
est release of AT&T's multitasking, mul- 
tiuser operating system. You may not have 
heard a great deal about it on the home computer 
scene, but Unix is big business In the corporate 
market. 



hard drive onto dedicated tapes that 
look not unlike those of the audio 
variety. 

Once again, Xetec also produce a 
tape streamer which they sell for 
about S500. These come in two sizes 
- 60 Mbytes and 150 Mbytes - and 
are bundled with all the neccessary 
software to get you started. 

If you can't quite afford a hard 
drive, then a high density floppy 
drive may just be the thing your 
looking for. Applied Engineering pro- 
duce a 3.5ln high density drive 
which can pack a whopping 1.52 
Mbytes of data onto a single high 
density floppy. This can be bought 
for about £1 30. 

Modes rule OK! 

The Amiga 500 is a pretty 
versatile machine as. far 
as expansion possibilities 
go, but it's still not 
expandable as its big brothers 
the A2000 and A3000. 
However, spotting a gap in the 
market, several manufacturers 
have come up with 'expansion 
ules' which allow the Amiga 500 to 
use hardware devices designed 
exclusively for the high end-Arnigas. 



The first to arrive was the A1500 
from London-based Checkmate 
Digital. For £230, Checkmate's 
expansion console is a solid replace- 
ment casing for the A500 that makes 
the machine look more like its big 
brother, the A2000. The keyboard is 
brought out of the A500 casing to 
live in its own external steel casing 
which is attached to the main system 
unit via a curly cable. It provides 
space for two drives internally, plus 
an extra kit is available to allow A500 
owners to move the A590 hard drive 
inside the Al 500. 

Checkmate are still hard at work 
on an extra 'OverRider' module 
which promises to add A2000 
expansion slot-compatibili- 
ty to the 



A1500. This has been in the pipeline 
for over a year now, but Checkmate 
recently revealed that the kit is finally 
reaching completion. 

More promising still is the Bodega 
Bay modular expansion console from 
US-based hardware manufacturer, 
California Access. Unlike the 
Checkmate unit, the Bodega Bay 
offers full 2000-card compatibiity as 
standard, split between four A2000 
100-pin slots (for RAM expansions, 
hard drives etc) plus three overlap- 
ping XT/AT-compatible slots. The 
Bodega bay can handle the 
acclaimed Bridgeboard PC emulator, 
plus there's an option to have an 
A2000 video slot fitted (for such 
things as genlocks etc). 





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Looking for a professional DTP 
package? Saxon Publisher comes 
bounding in with boxfuls of delight, 
but it's not for the faint-hearted, as 
Richard Williams found out 



The 

Saxon 




Frames and boxes with little 
handles you can grab hold 
of with your mouse pointer 
are well-known to users of desktop 
publishing systems. 

With their bounding boxes, the 
developers of Saxon Publisher. 
Canadian company Saxon Industries, 
claim to have gone one better. 

Before revealing the delights of 
the Saxon boxes, and describing 
some ol the package's other features, 
one or two of which might lead the 
easily-lrustrated to use a few choice 
Anglo Saxon phrases, I offer for the 
uninitiated a few words of explana- 
tion regarding boxes and frames in 
desktop publishing. 

They are the containers for the 
material - text and graphics - that 
goes into a myriad of publications 
from professionally produced maga- 
zines like this one (I have to say this 
to please the editor) with full colour 
separations output to a very high 
resolution phototypesetter, to the 
humble parish magazine printed on 
a mono 9-pin dot matrix machine. 

With frames and boxes, you con- 
trol the flow, position, shape and 
angle of text and graphics, and usu- 
ally quite a lot more besides, 
depending on the power of the 
package you are using. 

One excellent feature of the 



Saxon's bounding box is that, unlike 
some packages, there is no distinc- 
tion between text and graphics 
boxes. The law according to Saxon 
could be stated as "a box is a box is 
a box*. 

This makes for less option select- 
ing and also allows you to mix text 
and graphics in the same box with- 
out hassle. 

The real magic 

Although it may seem like a restric- 
tion at first, there are sound reasons 
for all printable elements being 
attached to bounding boxes - yes, 
thai's right, without them there's 
absolutely nothing you can place on 
the pages of your earth-shattering 



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publication or document. 

You see, the real magic of a pack 1 
age like this is that the boxes can be 
manipulated in many ways to alter 
the representation of the items they 
contain. 

It really is very easy to rotate, 
scale, skew, flip, expand or compress 



objects in just a few seconds. The 
Saxon box definition requester - one 
of the several dialog boxes asking 
you to specify parameters - shows 
you a representation of your box 
which changes angle as you select 
different rotation angles, a neat little 
trick which shows you fairly precisely 



Tagging along... 



One ol the most important functions provided by any 
DTP program is the formatting of text blocks. In most 
documents, textual components will be the primary locus, 
the graphics elements serving as o secondary highlight. 

for maximum effect, text blocks must be well laid out 
with proper spacing, sizing and highlights to differentiate 
titles, headings and body text. 

And, of course, once you 've created one or several 
styles, you don't want to have go through the same pro- 
cedures again every time you create a document. 

A type style, fairly easily created through the medium 



of Saxon's requesters - boxes which pop up asking you to 
select or write in options - is a complete definition of 
parameters for rendering a paragraph, containing all the 
information about font, type size, texture and spacing. 
Once a type style has been defined, you give it a name 
and it appears in a list on Soxon's sidebar. 

The great advantage is thot paragraphs can be for- 
matted and reformatted simply by highlighting them and 
clicking on an available tag style. All style tags can be 
saved and retrieved for later use in any document. 

In other words, you never have to create a style twke. 



112 Amiga Computing 






Creating a template 

Saxon's template feature allows pages of any complexity to be saved for later 
retrieval. The pages you save in this way can include bitmapped graphics, 
structured drawings and even text files. 

You assign such page designs to function keys by invoking the Page menu 
and moving the pointer to "Assign f-Key". A small requester appears, asking 
you to enter o filename at up to 10 characters for the page being assigned. 

After assigning a template called, for instance, AMICACOMPU to function 
key fl, the sub-menu item will then read "Assign f-Key ■ Fl .AMICACOMPU". 
Pages saved in this way are actually stored in a directory within the Saxon 
Publisher program. If you're running the program from a floppy disk, you 
should be aware of the limited storage space available for assigned objects. 

Assigned pages can be recalled whether or not a document already exists in 
the program environment. Simply hold down the shift key and press the rele- 
vant function key while in cursor mode. 

Again, it's a case of once you've designed something, you don't have lo go 
through the motions again. It's what time-saving, and therefore cost-efficient, 
DTP is ail about 



ual says you can "theoretically" make 
use of the program with a single 
drive, but "at great inconvenience". 

Unless your system has a hard 
disk, at least two (loppy drives are 
needed to make working copies of 
the program. For those producing 
large and/or complex volumes, a 
hard disk is highly recommended. 

Oh, and you'll need at least I 
megabyte of memory. 

Although Saxon works properly 
with any standard Amiga display, a 
high persistence monitor is recom- 
mended fo reduce the flicker caused 
by the highest resolution mode, 
which is what Saxon runs in. 
Unfortunately, long persistence phos- 
phor monitors come very expensive 
compared with standard NTSC 
colour monitors. 

The alternative is to use a flicker- 
fixing device. An inexpensive 
polarised screen can improve the sla- 
bility of the display dramatically. 

The review copy of Saxon version 



what you're going to get. Having 
this large measure of control over 
boxes helps the typesetting process 
from both the user's and the com- 
puter's perspective. 

Incidentally, not all boxes need lo 
be rectangles. You can create free- 
hand boxes with any number of cor- 
ners. 



Hardware demands 

Before we go any further, some 
words of caution for the unexpanded 
and the slightly expanded. You either 
won't be able to run the program al 
all, or at least you'll find it very diffi- 
cult. 

Saxon is a powerful program, not 
intended for the fickle or faint-heart- 
ed, and that applies to the hardware, 
too. You really need a minimum of 
two 3.5in drives, although the man- 



1.1 that I used provided direct sup- 
port only to PostScript compatible 
printers and phototypesetters. 
However, I'm assured the released 
version will provide dot matrix sup- 
port as well. 

Well, if that lot hasn't put you oft, 
you must either have the bee's knees 
in hardware or be prepared to spend 
a good deal of money, and also want 
to produce quality documents or 
publications. At any rate, this will be 
the assumption for the rest of this 
review. 

The best way to learn about 
Saxon's excellent facilities, and its 
few niggling bits, is to work through 
the Basic Tutorial in the manual and, 
if you survive that, the Advanced 
Tutorial which follows it. 

Enter the first niggling bit - there 
are NO illustrations at all in either 
tutorial to show you what you 
should be achieving as you draw and 
manipulate your boxes, import your 
text and graphics and create your 
type styles and templates. The 
author seems to assume that you've 
read and remembered all the other 
parts of the manual. 

I did eventually realise, however, 
that the the results to which the 
tutorials should lead you are includ- 
ed on disk, and you could, of course, 
print this out before you begin. 
Unfortunately, the bounding boxes, 
the sidebar containing your tools, 
filenames of imported text and 
graphics etc, are NOT on the fin- 
ished job, so there's slill no easy 
answer. 

Take a tip from one who's suffered 
- make sure you read the 
Fundamental Concepts and 
Operating Parameters sections of- the 
manual before going through the 



a .r.i..f,i.t , .i.fti,r.i.r. uJ 




loll ol control over pretty colours 
and shapes thanks to Saion's 
drawing and bounding box lacllltte 
and other ad va rued features 



tutorials. The 20 minutes this will 
take will pay handsome dividends. 

If you still have the occasional 
problem identifying what's on 
screen, look It up in the Specific 
Reference, Sidebar or Menu Strip 
sections. 

The four modes 

Apart from their lack of illustrations, 
the tutorials adequately demonstrate 
the features of Saxon. There are four 
modes of operation. 

All manipulations lo lext and 
boxes are performed in Cursor 
Mode, when the pointer, or arrow, is 
the active tool. In this mode, all 
screen display parameters, including 
colour, are in force and it does seem 
to take an age on occasion for the 
screen to redraw itself after a 
change. 

In Paragraph Mode, you perform 
all operations relating to type styles, 
as well as formatting of paragraph 
styles. Drawings created within 
Saxon Publisher itself, bounding box 
outlines and onscreen colours don't 
appear in this mode, since they are 
not required for text formatting. 
Things happen a lot faster as a con- 
sequence. 

Text Mode allows you to manual- 
ly enter characters into bounding 
boxes. You could write the publica- 
tion you are working on in this way, 
though the idea with Saxon, as with 
all DTP packages, is that you import 
pre-prepared text and graphics, with 
only the odd headline, standfirst and 
caption to be written in directly. You 
also have the full range of facilities 
for editing and formatting text. 
Again,, the display is a simple one in 
this mode, lo keep things moving 
quickly. 

Finally, Drawing Mode allows the 
creation and manipulation of struc- 
tured drawings within your docu- 
ments, A good range of lools 
includes line, be?ier curve, connect- 
ed line, rectangle, ellipse, polygon, 
and smooth line (similar lo connect- 
ed line but the angles where lines 
meet are convened to smooth 
curves). Rectangle, ellipse and poly- 
gon have filled versions as well for 
those who want to put textures into 
their drawings. 

Drawing mode only affects draw- 
ings generated within the program. 
Externally generated drawings can 
only be manipulated while in cursor 
mode. 

When Saxon first loads, the main 
area of interest onscreen Is a panel 




Amiga Computing 113 




down the left side of screen, called 
the Sidebar. 

This contains gadgets for selecting 
the four modes as outlined above, 
text style gadgets (plain, bold, italic 
and underline), and the screen posi- 
ton gadget showing the portion of 
the document currently displayed on 
screen (magnifications of 30 per cent 
to 300 per cent are available), 

The sidebar also contains the tag 
list In paragraph mode, this contains 
the names of any text or graphics 
files which were generated externally 
and imported into your document or 
publication. 

One of the delightful features of 
Saxon is that you can import files at 
any stage, right at the start of docu- 
ment creation, if you like, without 
having so much as placed a bound- 
ing box on a page. 

What happens is that the name of 
the file - the tag - sits in the list in 
the sidebar until you've created a 
box or several boxes for it. Then, 
simply click on the tag and the text 
or graphic appears in whichever box 
is selected. If it's text which needs to 
be run into several boxes, clicking on 
the next box to select it, then click- 
ing once more on the tag will flow 
the text on from the precise point at 
which it ended in the previous box. 

As you continue to run in text in 
this way, it flows over or around any 
graphic elements according to the 
parameters you have given in the rel- 
evant requester to the boxes con- 
taining them. 

In paragraph mode, the tag list 
displays a list of style tags. The 
"New" gadget at the bottom of the 
tag list enables you to create a new 
style tag, which initially will be the 
same as whichever tag was high- 
lighted when you clicked on "New". 



Add some texture 

Objects in Saxon Publisher can be textured in a variety of ways. Every 
page, box, style tag and internally generated structured drawing has a 
user-definable texture associated with it. 

Options include bitmapped backgrounds, outlining thickness, transpar- 
ent and solid colours. 

As far as text is concerned, outlines, backgrounds and drop shadows 
can have any solid colour hue associated with them. 

In the texture requesters associated with any particular document ele- 
ment, users can specify colour as a combination of red, green and blue. 
The Colour Display Window provides a graphic illustration of the selected 
colour. 

Alternatively, you can use the facilities for selecting colours as Printer's 
Ink, giving a more accurate representation of printed output, or CMYK val- 
ues. This latter allows you to to specify exact ink density (as a percentage) 
of each colour separation (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) which comes 
off the output device. 

Texture and colour are close partners when it comes to creating breath- 
taking effects in your documents. Experiment and enjoy is the name of the 
game. 

A goodly range of ready-made pre-set textures is provided with Saxon 
Publisher. The range includes effects such as gradients, stonebricks and 
drop shadows. 




Make the required changes and give 
the style a new name in the relevant 
requesters. 

In drawing mode, the only entry 
in the tag list Is the word 
"Retexture". When this is selected, 
the texture requester appears, allow- 
ing you to define the outline thick- 
ness and colours as well as the 
background textures for all struc- 



Packed with features 

As you would expect of a DTP package aimed at professionals, Saxon 
Publisher is packed with features. 

Apart from those mentioned in the main part of this review, the notable 
ones include: 



• Page sizes up to 20 X 20 inches 
are supported. 

• Page backgrounds rendered in 
any user-defined solid colour or 
one of 21 bitmapped textures 
(still more textures can be 
ordered from Saxon Industries). 

• Easily created column guides to 
assist with layout. 

• Screen angles and densities 
defined to four decimal places. 

• Ability to variably scale the final 
output scale of any document. 



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• Routines to double or quadruple 
output resolution of bitmaps 
without sacrificing sharpness or 
detail. 

• Text sizes from 3 to a staggering 
2000 points. 

• Support for downloadable fonts. 

• Facilities to directly import and 
print 24-bit images without need 
for conversion utilities. 

• Support for Encapsulated 
PostScript (EPS) and PorVestor 
files. 



The texture requ*Me*. The 
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and the control you have over 
them are excellent feature! of 
the Saxon package 



tured drawings attached to the 
active bounding box. 

Style transfer gadgets are also 
provided, allowing you to impose 
the style tag of the currently high- 
lighted paragraph onto an entire sec- 
tion of text appearing either before 
or after it, either within the active 
box only, or for all boxes in whichev- 
er direction is selected. 

The remainder of the sidebar con- 
sists of bounding box definition gad- 
gets (rectangular or freehand are the 
two pptions); depth arrangement 
gadgets allowing you to change the 
current layering arrangement of 
overlapping boxes by moving the 
active box to front or back; and the 
self-explanatory delete box, delete 
contents, box moving and graphic 
filling gadgets. 

The menu strip, which runs across 
the top of the opening display, is 
invoked in the usual Amiga fashion 
with a click of the right mouse but- 
ton, and gives full control over docu- 
ment, importation of external files, 
pagination, bounding boxes, type 
styles, editing facilities like cut, copy, 
paste, search and replace, and pref- 



erences such as page view and ruler 
(inches, metric or pica/point rulers 
are available). 

And in conclusion... 

The two tutorials in the manual will 
p quickly get you up to speed with 
Saxon Publisher. After completing 
the second one, I guarantee you will 
be ready, nay positively itching, to 
produce something of your own. 

I don't altogether like Saxon's 
more complex requesters. There's 
not much depth to the tittle boxes 
you need to click (you should have 
remembered to bring your specs - 
Ed) and the type style requester in 
particular looks very cluttered. 

However, now that we're so close 
to the end, I have to confess to more 
than a passing acquaintance with the 
likes of Quark XPress, Aldus 
Pagemaker, Ventura Publisher and 
even the package specially written 
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Some of those packages have been 
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its rather hefty hardware require- 
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It's bound to improve with subse- 
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things like some more fonts and the 
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I'm certain, however, that it will 
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Not so Fast 

I'm in possession of a revision 6 A500 wilh 
0.5Mb expansion. Some time ago I modified the 
motherboard so I could have 1 Mb of Chip RAM. 

The problem now is that the MS-DOS emula- 
tor Transformer doesn't work, and when I pull 
down DPaint Ill's anim menu, it is ghosted out so 
that none of the options are available. 

Could it be because there's no (astmem any 
more or is it because of a hardware fault? 

If I buy another internal expansion board with 
1.5Mb or more, can I then use my Transformer 
and animate in DPaint III and still have 1 Mb of 
chipmem? | would really appreciate it if 
could give me the answers to my questiHs. 
Keep the good work going - I think you're 
is the best there is. 

I Hoogendoorn. Berkel-Enschot, Holland 

As you guessed, the problem ties in your 
machine no longer having access to fastmem, 
at least in the case of the DPaint anlm menu. 
I'm not so sure of the Transformer problem, 
but it is more than likely to be the same. 

You can rule out hardware faults - if your 
DIY conversion had any detrimental effects on 
the motherboard, especially the dedicated 
chips, the results would be a lot more obvious 
than they are at the moment 

Anyone with expanded memory can use 
NOFASTMEM to turn off their fastram and 
then try DPaint Ill's anim menu. It won't work 
on a machine with no fastram, so you can rest 
assured that your Amiga isn't damaged. 

The addition of a bigger memory board 
should allow you to use the full 1Mb of chip- 
mem along with some extra fastram as long 
as you don't reverse the motherboard conver- 
sion. Your problem will then disappear 

Try before you buy 

I am considering a hard drive for my A500, possi- 
bly the CVP. However I have a few uncertainties 
as regards hard drives, and I would be grateful if 
you could clear ihem up for me. 

• How prone is a hard drive lo magnetic forces? 
Mine would be sitting near my mini-speakers and 
television. 

• Are there often any procedures to carry out 
during power on/off? (i.e head parking etc) 

• What may usually cause a corruption of the 
disk? 

Brett Buckley, Huddersfleld 

The CVP series 2 drives are fast and efficient, 
if a bit pricey, and you'll find a review of them 
in our February issue. As for your concerns: 

• Hard drives are quite safe from normal elec- 
tro-magnetic fields of the kind generated by 
TVs and such like. I have a GVP sitting three 
inches from a monitor and ten Inches from my 
A500 power supply at this very moment. 
There's no harm in taking precautions against 
EMP, but don't get paranoid. 

• You won't have to park your drive heads 
during normal use. The only time this Is neces- 
sary is when you move them from one loca- 
tion to another, risking heavy Jolts or 
vibrations. Many hard drives these days, 




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including CVP drives, will auto-park in any 
case. 

• Corruption can be caused by many things, 
and although hard drives aren't as prone to 
physical corruption as floppy drives, they still 
go wrong occasionally. 

Dust and coffee can affect you mechanism, 
but the most common problems come about 
through mangled files and disk validation 
errors. FixDisk 1.2 from the March coverdisk 
will sort out most of these. 

Suffering Seagate 

Due to a fair amount of gross stupidity on my 
behalf I find myself without any software to gel 
my hard drive going. I know that I should have 
made several back-ups and all that, but we all 
make mistakes. 

Why didn't I just write to the manufacturer? 
Yes, you've guessed it, I've lost the address. The 
drive is a Seagate ST-225N and the interface is 
manufactured by a company called C Ltd, model 
SCSI-500 Serial No. 85 1L 595 Rev 1 .2. 

I can't find the manufacturer's address or any 
trace of them. Does anyone out there know their 
address or even know of any software that can 
get my drive going? 

S M Smith, Manchester 

Where did you buy that interface? I can't find 
the company either, but Seagate are easily 
contacted - phone (0628) 890366. 

You should also contact the shop which 
originally supplied you with the SCSI interface 
- there should have been some hard drive 
tools with it. To get the drive up and running. 



you'll have to carry out a low level format. 
Seagate's tech support bods tell me they usu- 
ally try memory addresses C800 and CC00 to 
activate the routines for this operation. 

The process involves using an assembly 
debug program to find then address the cor- 
rect memory location, so If you're not into 
machine code things could get sticky. 

If you're lucky, the drive might already have 
been prepped and treated to a low level for- 
mat. If this is the case. Just turn to pages 5-3 
and A-2 of the Workbench 1.3 enhancer soft- 
ware manual for the scanty Information sup- 
plied with your machine. 

If you can construct a mountlist entry and 
FORMAT the drive, It should be easy enough 
to MOUNT it and carry on from there. If this 
isn't sufficient, please send more information 
on your set-up, and the name of the supplier 
In particular, and I'll try to gel you a more 
exact answer. 



Picture-popper 

A friend and myself have just started to do a ref- 
erence program using the Workbench set-up. 
The program is self-booting, but what we'd like 
to do is load a picture then have il disappear 
before Workbench loads up. 

We have designed a loading screen and called 
it Monson, but we would be grateful if you could 
tell us the commands to gel the screen to work 
during our startup-sequence. 

B Johnson, Rhyl 

There are several IFF viewer programs avail- 
able to do what you want. The most common > 



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RAM revisited 



► is probably Vilbm. which will display any IFF 
formal, including HAM, and will even display 
text. One of the most compact is PPShow, 
which will display files crunched with 
PowerPacker. 

The forthcoming Workstation disk will 
include PPShow and an example of what It 
does in the startup-sequence, but if you want 
just a viewing program, most PD libraries will 
be happy to supply one. 

They all work in a relatively simple way. For 
example, to use Vilbm in your startup- 
sequence, simply include the line 

VILIR <PtttureliM> 

and the picture will be displayed until a key is 
pressed, then startup will continue. 

Memory Game 

I was interested to read your article on CLI in the 
March issue ol Amiga Computing. I have an A500 
with a full megabyte and I shall probably buy an 
extra drive. 

At the moment I am interested in making bet- 
ter use of the RAM extension. 

Games such as Monty Python seem to make 
extensive use of disk access, which is quile time- 
consuming, if you could explain how to run 
games in RAM disk rather than the floppy drive 
you would save me a lot of time, 

Peter Tingle, Kingston upon Thames 

I'm afraid I haven't much good news. The RAM 
disk is fine for a lot of uses, but you can't copy 
commercial games into it. 

Apart from being illegal, it is usually impos- 
sible, as their copy protection does not usually 
allow for simple AmigaDOS operations. I 
mean, if you could copy a game into the RAM 
disk, you could copy it onto another floppy, 
and that would be piracy. 

It should be easy enough to copy PD games 
Into your RAM disk, but as many of these load 
completely into memory, you won't save much 
time by doing this. 

Kind words for KindWords? 

I've bought KindWords which 1 am now using, 
but not to the full extent. I cannot access any of 
the available fonts because I don't know how to 
go about setting the correct printer driver in the 
Preferences. 

It's supposed to read EpsonX.PRN. By the way, 
I use an A500 with an extra drive and 0,5Mb 
extra RAM. 

Zbigniew Pawlowicz. Hereford 

When you load up the KindWords program 
disk, you should find the Preferences Icon In its 
window. Double click on this to open the 
Preferences window, then click on the Printer 

icon. 

This will bring up a screen with all your 
printing options. For the purposes of setting 
your printer driver, simply select Parallel or 
Serial, then click on the two arrows in the top 
right quarter of the screen until the EpsonX 
printer driver is highlighted in the central bar. 



I am a relative newcomer to the world of Amiga 
Computing, having bought a Class of the 
Nineties pack about two years ago, and have 
been using my A500 mostly for domestic pur- 
poses. 

About a year ago, I bought a Mlcrobotics 
M501 RAM upgrade and an extra drive. I have 
recently been trying to use the Amiga for adding 
titles and graphics to our video films via a 
Rendale 8802 genlock and DPaint III. 

However, I have run into memory problems - 
it seems that my 1 Mb is not up to the fob. 

To add to the problem, I recently purchased 
the Broadcast Tltler 2 program, which I found 
requires a minimum of 1 .5Mb to run. 

Please could you help a green newcomer 
with some advice on upgrading RAM, especially 
as more and more of it appears to be needed to 
run the increasingly complex Amiga applications. 

I have considered buying a hard drive, but 
understand that this would mean I couldn't run 
my existing programs, and would require an 
upgraded power supply. I would appreciate any 
help given in simple terms. 

| R Russell, Uxbridge 

As you seem to have the money to spend on 
reasonably expensive kit (the Rendale 8802 
and BT2), I would advise you to go for one of 
the larger and more expensive A500 RAM 
upgrades. The ICD AdRam board fits in the 

Now click on OK, then on SAVE when the next 
screen appears, and your preferences will be 
set to the correct printer - always assuming 
that your printer is working In standard Epson 
mode. 

If it is a Star LC10, Panasonic KX1081, or 
one of the other popular 9- or 24-pin models, 
it will almost certainly be Epson compatible 
and should be perfectly happy with the 
EpsonX driver. 

Xasperated music lover 

I am a keen music enthusiast who tries desperate- 
ly hard to write music using my A500 (with vl .2 
ROM), MusicV 1.1, and MIDI synth. To add to my 
problems, I have found that strange things hap- 
pen when playing back samples through MusicX 
and PD player programs. 

The samples seem to play at' the correct pitch 
most ol the time, but every now and then MusicX 
plays a sample at what seems to be a random 
pitch. 

As you can guess this makes them virtually 
unusable for producing music. I'm not sure 
whether this is a hardware or a software problem, 
although I can't recall having the same problem 
with Sonix. 

Richard Hobson, London 

The samples are playing at a funny pitch 
because they were sampled at a different rate. 
If you use a disk of PD samples, the chances of 
all of them playing at the same pitch are slim. 

What you need to do Is change the sample 
play rate and therefore the pitch, and the tech- 



Amiga's trapdoor and can be expanded to 
6Mb. As such it is an attractive add-on, espe- 
cially as It enables the full 1Mb of chip RAM 
with a simple solder connection fully 
explained in the helpful manual. Contact 
Power Computing on (0234) 273000 for more 
details. 

Alternatively, there's the Cortex system 
from Memory Expansion Systems on (05-1) 
236 0480. This Is a large box which fits into 
the expansion bus on the left hand side of the 
A500 and can be expanded to 8Mb. 

It Is a quality product, and has a 'though- 
port' so that other devices, such as the hard 
drive you're thinking of buying, can still be 
attached to the Amiga. 

As for hard drives, if you are going to put 
the Amiga to serious use, a hard drive is 
essential. It doesn't matter so much how big 
or fast it is - any hard drive is infinitely better 
than a floppy-based system. 

Your power supply will be put under an 
Increased strain by the memory upgrade, so 
you may Indeed have to purchase a beefier 
unit from one of our advertisers. 

Before doing so, however, give your new 
system a try. I use an A500 with a 6Mb 
AdRAM board installed. The power supply Is 
an original Commodore unit, and works well 
enough, though I do on occasion suffer more 
gurus and crashes than my fair share. 

nique required is transposition. Your problem 
has already been solved for free! MED v3.00, as 
found on last month's coverdlsk, includes a 
sample editor which is capable of transposing 
any sample. 

Simply load in the sample, change the peri- 
od rate, then save it out and the sample has 
been transposed. The Sample Editor document 
on the disk gives full details and provides a 
table of values to set for whichever note you'd 
like the sample to play at. 

If you don't have MED v3.00 you can gel It 
from Amiganuts PD on 0703 785680, or you 
can buy a commercial product like Aegis's 
Audio Engineer. 

TV trouble 

I have recently upgraded from a Commodore 64 
to an Amiga 500. With my C64 I used a Ferguson 
TX television which has a seven pin din RGB 
input. I was wondenng if I could use this capabili- 
ty with my Amiga as it would greatly enhance the 
picture and sound quality. 

Martin Tomlinson, Wokingham 

It should be easy enough to connect your 
Amiga to such a TV - all you need is the cor- 
rect lead. Whether the RBC input is TTL or lin- 
ear, and I wish you'd specified which it was, 
your local dealer will have a lead to connect 
the Amiga's 23 pin video port to an RGB din 
socket 

Quality will not be as high as with a full 
SCART connection, but it will be a lot better 
than using a TV with a modulator. 



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itisigk* i MUSIC ...126 

In the first of our Almanac Insight series, 
Paul Austin presents an in-depth look at a new 
music package - Sequencer One 

DTV 129 

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Margaret Stanger helps yoi^make the most of* 
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simple - Paul Austin rips 
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It's been a long time coming but 
a credible alternative to MusicX 
and the rest has finally arrived. 
Sequencer One is the latest 
release trom Gadjits Music Software, 
the company gradually beginning to 
dominate the field of Amiga music 
processing. They've done it by keep- 
ing a close eye on what's happening 
with some of the big names in the 
business. 

Last year, Roland, the instrument 
people, spotted the gaping hole in 
the Amiga market and as a result 
combined with Commodore to push 
their CM and D series synths and 
modules into the arms of waiting 
Amigans. 

To support the move, Gadjits have 
followed up Roland's lead with patch 
editing software to support the 
needs of the new musos. As a result 
of the collaboration between Cadjits 
and Roland CM and D-series users 
will find Sequencer One particularly 
well suited to their set up. 

This isn't to say it wouldn't suit 
any arrangement of equipment, and 
for those new to the idiosyncrasies of 
Midi and sequencing in general it 
could be an ideal introduction to 
the art. Cadgits have taken a refresh- 
ing look at the needs of the average 
Midi musician and developed the 
product with their requirements tak- 
ing priority. 

As a result Sequencer One is not 
an all singing and dancing mega 
music utility. It is however a dedicat- 
ed sequencer which does exactly 
that and with the minimum of fuss. 
MusicX, the market leader, tries to 
be everything to everybody and as a 
result tends to fall a little short in cer- 
tain areas such as the Library and 
Protocol pages, both of which are 
great in principal but difficult in 
practice. 

The Gadjits alternative doesn't 
support either of these functions, but 



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Sequencer trilogy will support both 
fetching and dumping. The 
prospects of imminent upgrades will 
no doubt make Sequencer One seem 
slightly less appealing, but don't 
despair - the chaps at Gadjits have 
seen the potential problems and 
promise upgrades to registered users 
at very reasonable rates. 

What's on offer 

The software consists of three 
screens, each giving you an Individu- 
al view of your creation. The track list 
is the first of the three and has a 
maximum of 32 tracks available for 
either playback or storage. 
As you no doubt know Midi supports 
a maximum of 16 channels of simul- 



taneous playback. Nevertheless the 
remaining tracks are very handy for 
storing alternative tracks and those 
slightly dodgy bits you're not quite 
ready to throw away. 

Switching between individual 
tracks is simply a matter of clicking 
the mute icon on or off. Selecting 
channels for recording is just as sim- 
ple - just click on the track and the 
red record icon appears. 

From then on the channel's select- 
ed. Pick a voice and hit the record 
button and you're off. This makes life 
easy for the beginner and blisteringly 
fast for the expert If you're a reason- 
able pianist you can create a multi 
timbral sequence in minutes and all 
recorded at 192 PPQN. 

Recording can be done in both 
standard and overdub formats and 



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with optional auto rewind. Any mis- 
takes are easily rectified with the 
undo last edit feature, which is great 
if, like me, you need ten attempts at 
even the simplest sequence. Each 
track can be separately marked for 
easy editing and drum machine style 
loops can be applied, saving a lot of 
time and tricky editing. 

Perhaps my favourite aspect of 
the Track list is its potential on 
mixdown. When you've created 
the next Aggadoo Euro pop 
hokee cokee classic it still 
needs to be mixed and 
the Track List is 
excellent for adding 
the important finish- 
ing touches to the sound. 

Once a track is highlighted with 
the record icon the volume of an 
individual track can be altered with 
the data volume control on your 
synth. Combine this with the ability 
to mute any or all of the tracks and 




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desk - marvellous! 

The second screen is the Step 
Editor and as the name suggests this 
is where you can take advantage of 
the power that a decent sequencer 
can provide, removing notes you 
don't want and adding the really 
clever run that you could never man- 
age live. Ifs this editing ability that 
makes the Keep Music Live lobby 
physically sick, but it also makes cre- 
ating music accessible to almost any- 
one. 

The editing screen takes the now 
familiar piano roll format. The zoom 
feature varies between full or quarter 
bar magnification which I found 
slightly limiting on occasion, For 
example, when editing drum pat- 
terns it's sometimes a little tricky to 
alter individual notes at the first 
attempt. 

The info option is particularly 
pleasant and allows you to click on 
any note and receive all the informa- 
tion concerning its pitch, duration 
and so on. These various elements 
can then be altered by simply typing 
in a new number for each character- 
istic. 

The delete icon has an obvious 
function and allows the individual 
deletion of notes. If you want to 
remove larger sections of a track 
you'll probably need to use the block 
option which lets you manipulate 



large sections of the track far in 
excess of the scope of the screen. 

The block option is best activated 
by entering the start and end posi- 
tions into the appropriate window. 
This can then be deleted, copied, cut 
or pasted as required. 

Blocks can also be set on screen 
by simply clicking and dragging with 
the trusty rodent. Most operations 
involve the rodent with the occasion- 
al bit of typing as you add various 
start and stop positions. 

Ifs also possible to use step entry 
via the KeyB icon, this brings up a 
miniature keyboard which displays 

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quality results 
quickly and 
simply you could 
do a lot worse ^ 



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mall graphics and the, 
software's occasional hesitancy to 

delete single Boles 

< .uffering from this com- 
mon compl.jlnt there may he a 
and the bar Editor could t>« 
described (h C step Editor as musical 
• -v, the Bar editor would 
: be described as good old I 
ioned amputfiion. 

This screen is a dream for the 
commercially orientated types who 
want lo cut and paste their way to 
the charts. No subtleties here, (ust a 
touch of musical hack and slash a: 
you move great chucks of your tunt 
around to form verse, chorus, middl* 
eight and on Sorry, I'm showing 
my age there, I meant to say chorus, 
chorus, chorus and chorus. 



various notes as they're depressed. 
The characteristics for these notes 
can be altered as required. 

This is a particularly useful option 
if you're not an ivory tickler by trade 
as it gives you the option to work at 
your own pace. The only problem 
with this method is its tendency to 
lead to rather mechanical end 
results. 

In general editing is reasonably 
simple with the block options being 
a particularly pleasant element. 
When this is combined with the 
overdub function and the tape deck 
controls, editing becomes a little 
more of a pleasure and a little less of 



Range of options 

To be honest the Bar Editor is a use- 
• ful screen tor anyone, giving a great 
overview of the entire piece and 

showing you exactly what's going on 
where. Again editing is a simple mat- 
ter of clicking, dragging, deleting 
and pasting. You can always record 
from here as you can from any of the 
three screens with the ever present 
tape recorder controls. 

As well as the record and play 
controls there's a whole range ot 
options waiting on the menu bar in 
familiar, intuition-style pull-downs. 
All kinds of requesters and off/on 
options are available, some of which 
you can no doubt see from the com- 
plicated screen shot 

It's these pull downs which give 
the software the necessary complexi- 
ty to compete with the likes of 
MusicX. It's possible to access and 
alter all kinds of sequence informa- 
tion varying from Midi import and 
export control, to block functions 
and the option to work with either (0 
& I) Midi formats. This gives a high 
level of compatibility with many 
other Midi packages. 

The Hit Kit 

For a limited period, Gadjits Hit Kit 
software is being bundled with every 
Sequencer One sold. It usually retails 
at £25 a time but for now it's free. 
The Hit kit is basically a collection of 
various sequences divided up into 
numerous styles with a number of 



options for each. For example, you 
could load a drum pattern from the 
Jazz section followed by a separate 
bass line, middle, lead and so on. 
These are all available in single bars 
but can be pasted in any number 
and combination. 

As a result you can build com- 
pletely new if less than original songs 
by mixing the various component 
parts. I've got to admit it's great fun 
sticking all the bits together, but to 
be honest the end results are a bit 
predictable, not to mention slightly 
silly. 

Having said that though the num- 
ber and quality of the drum patterns 
make the Hit Kit a godsend for even 
the most serious musos. The patterns 
alone make the Hit Kit well worth 
having and the various riffs in the 
many and varied styles can only help 
beginners learn a few tricks of the 
trade. 

As I mentioned earlier Sequencer 
One is ideal for the beginner and to 
cater for that market the Amiga's 
internal voices have been well sup- 
ported within the software. Even a 
separate sample palette has been 
added to make life a little easier. 

Final thoughts 

If you're new to Midi but not neces- 
sarily music. Sequencer One could 
well be ideal, featuring a good com- 
bination of ability and ease of use. To 
support such a sweeping statement I 
can only quote my own experience 
which consisted of creating a com- 
plete piece in a day without a glance 
at the short and sweet manual. 

This alone should be praise 
enough for any software dealing 
with an area as complex as Midi. I 
doubt I could have done the same 
with MusicX and if I'd dropped the 
manual while trying I would proba- 
bly have been in plaster for a month. 

Sequencer One does not have 
some of the subtleties and skills of 
MusicX but if you want quality 
results quickly and simply you could 
do a lot worse than investing in 
Gadjits latest gadget. 

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If you're budget is a little tight, 
then Jason Holborn has got 
some good news for you 



The Amiga may well be the 
machine lo own for all things 
desktop video, but there's no 
doubting that pulling together even 
a half decent DTV setup can be an 
expensive affair. 

Even at the most basic level, you'll 
need at least two video devices - one 
to provide the source video signal 
and another to record it - plus a 
genlock. 

The video sources aren't too 
much of a problem. After all. you can 
hire such things for little more than a 
few pounds a month these days, so 
this is hardly going to break the 
bank. 

The most expensive thing you'll 
probably have to invest in is the 
device that makes it all possible 
(excluding the Amiga, of course!) - 
the Genlock. These can set you back 
anything up to £2,000, but a fairly 
decent genlock can be picked up for 
around £250. 

For the really skint amongst you, 
Applied Engineering's 'MiniGen' is 
about the only real option. There's 
no doubting that it's cheap, but its 
features are nothing worth writing 
home about. Picture quality is poor 
and there are no options for such 
things as fading and dissolving 
between video sources. 

There's very good news, though. 
Silica Systems have announced that 
they intend to take on distribution of 
a meaty little genlock from the States 
called RocGen. 

This little unit boasts many of the 
more sophisticated features that 
you'd expect from a genlock costing 
£500*. but all this power can be 
yours for just £1 1 7! 

for your money, you get a 
Genlock that will allow you to over- 
lay Amiga graphics onto any com- 
posite video source and then record 
the resulting mixed signal to video 
tape. 

You can feed it a source video sig- 
nal from just about any video device 
that can output a composite signal, 
including video cameras, VCRs. cam- 
corders and laser disk players. 

It can be powered either by the 
Amiga itself or via an external power 
supply for those of you who already 
have a large number of add-ons con- 
nected to your A500. 

Unlike most genlocks, the RocGen 




features AutoVideo passlhru which 
allows the signal from the Amiga or 
external video source to pass 
through the RocGen to the monitor 
or VCR even if either the Amiga or 
external video source is powered 
down. 

But what really lifts the RocGen 
above 'budget' genlocks such as 
MiniGen is its powerful fading and 
overlaying effects. Using a tuning 
knob on the front of the genlock 
hardware, you can adjust the degree 
of both the fade and overlay. 

Fade mode allows you to adjust 
the screen so that it fades from solely 
a computer graphic display to solely 
a video image. In overlay mode, the 
video image is pernamently 
displayed, but you can 'fade in' (and 
out) the Amiga graphics. 

These effects alone will allow you 
to produce much more prolessional- 
looking presentations. 

This feature alone makes the 
RocGen one hell of a bargain. Very 
few genlocks below the £500 mark 
offer fade and overlay controls, espe- 
cially through a hardware control 
knob. 

The RocGen is available now from 
Silica Systems on 081 309 1111. 
Expect a full review next month. 

Genlock for pros 

At the other end of the pricing spec- 
trum comes Magni Systems' new 
Model 4005 PAL genlock for the 



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Amiga that will set you back a cool 
£2000. Fully compatible with (he 
Amiga A3000, it boasts full broad- 
cast quality encoding. 

It ' offers comprehensive fadr-s. 
wipes, chroma keys and overlays, all 
ol which are controlled via a separate 
remote control. 

A .. u d expect Irom a genlock at 
this kind of price, the 4005 offers full 
S-VHS compatibility via Y/C connec- 
tors and it Is fully compatible with all 
Amiga v_reen modes. For more, con- 
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Tools for video 

Eschalon Developments have |ust 
announced the release ot their hew 
Video Tools system, which they daim 
offers 'everything you need for video 

production'. 

For your £300 (it ain't cheap!), 
you get a tool for creating subtitles 
and credits, a telepromter, an image 
presenter (a slideshow to you and 
me), a video pattern generator, 
colour bar and safe-area genera 
tors, text scroller, nine DPain 
3-compatible colour fonts 
and even a complete multi- 
media presentation system 
called Ascension. 

Ascension is anj 
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gram that employs 
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purists among you) a powerful 
scripting language. If this sounds like 
the kind of thing you've been look- 
ing for, then contact Eschalon on 
0101 604 520 1543. 

Fonts galore 

If you need some new colour fonts, 
then there are plenty of new releases 
on the horizon. By far the most com- 
mon source of these fonts is America, 
where such companies as Zuma and 
Kara have been producing both 
mono and colour fonts for several 
years now. 

A new company on the scene Is 
Miami-based CV Designs. They've 
just launched a new three-disk set of 
colour fonts in a number of different 
point sizes upto 85 point. 

They're completely compatible 
with packages such as TVText Pro, 
DPaint 3 and Calligrapher, mak- 
ing them ideal for people who 
wish to produce stunning text- 
based displays without having 
to put in too much effort. 
Each disk costs approx 
£15. CVare on 0101 617 
391 9224. 

Closer to home 
:omes the news that 
Checkmate Digital 
Ltd (they of the 
A1500 expansion 
console for 
MM I the A500) 
i 1 have taken 

on distribution of the Olo range of 
colour fonts from Swedish company 
Artovinjett. 

As soon as they are made avail- 
able, you can expect a full review in 
this column. Stay tuned until then, 
but in the meantime, you can find 
out more by contacting Checkmate 
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As well as the review of Silica's 
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Margaret Stanger goes 
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display using Assembler 



Last month's Code Clinic dis- 
cussed the video display in 
great detai, so I will skip 
some of the preamble and concen- 
trate on creating a Graphics 
Primitives display using Assembler. 

Graphic description 

The colour of each pixel is related to 
the value of one or more data bits in 
memory. To create multicoloured 
images, the system must be told 
how many bits are required per 
pixel. 

In my first Viewport (blue), I have 
used 8 colours and 3 bitplanes. and 
the system retrieves one data bit 
from each bitplane. 

For each pixel data bits in the 
same horizontal and vertical position 
are combined by the system to cre- 
ate a binary value. 

This determines the display color 
for that pixel. The system uses a 
bitmap structure which contains the 
height, width, depth and location of 
the bitplanes. 



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view 

The display is created from a set of 
instructions in the view structure., 
This structure is initialised using the 
command InitView, and linked to the 
first viewport. 

Each viewport is initalised with 
default values, and its own para - 
meters are added later:- 



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structure containing a pointer to the 
bitmap with the bitplane infor- 
mation. If the viewport has 
dual playfields, the first Raslnlo con- 
tains a pointer to the next Raslnfo, 
which has a pointer to the second 
bitmap. 

The picture in memory can be 
larger than the screen image, by cre- 
ating a bitmap larger than the view- 
port area. 

The Raslnfo structure has the off- 
sets for the relative position of the 
display to the complete picture. 

In this example the bitplanes are 






the same size as the viewports, and 
the offsets are zero. 



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Left to itself the system will use 
default colours. There is a command 
GetColorMap which will allocate 
space for a colourmap and return a 
pointer to it. 

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the colourmap's colourtable, and the 
desired colours can be copied into 
this data structure. • 

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Now that all the data structures are 
complete, the command MakeVPorl 
asks the system to make a set of dis- 
play instructions (or copper list) from 
the structures in the Viewport 

This has to be done for each 
ViewPort. The command MrgCop 
merges these copper lists into a sin- 
gle instruction list. 

LoadView (urns on direct memory 
access (DMA) and the display will be 
shown on the screen. Any flicker can 
be reduced by waiting for the beam 
to reach the top of the frame. 



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Each area can have its own set of 
drawing instructions, or 
RastPort structure. 
InilRastPort puts in default 
values. When the RastPort 
has been linked to its bitmap it is 
possible to use the Graphics Library 
drawing commands. 



Getting the picture 

The lisled program first saves the 
address of the old view using the 
gb_AcliView offset from the graph- 
icsbase. The view is initalised and 
three viewports. 

The first viewport is 48 lines high 
with 8 blue colours and three bit- 
planes. The second viewport is 100 
lines high with dual red and grey 
playfields. The third viewport is 48 
lines high with 32 green colours and 
5 bitplanes. 

The drawing routines have been 
used to produce a series of rectan- 
gles on the screen. In the second 
viewport the grey playfield is domi- 
nant except for traroparant areas of 
colour zero. 

There is a short delay before the 
first 8 colours of each viewport are 
cycled, and another delay before the 
program releases the allocated mem- 
ory, replaces the old view and exits. 



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Miss this at your peril 




Fans of Demonware's 
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pleased to learn that a major 
upgrade will be with us really soon. 

Demonware have listened to 
many of the criticisms which were 
levelled at the original release, 
updating and adding features to 
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The new program boasts many 
new features including comprehen- 
sive editing tools and full support for 
Midi, making TFMX 2 one of the 
most powerful sound chip composi- 
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Amiga. 

Probably the most major new fea- 
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Midi communications. TFMX can 
now be operated via Midi-compati- 
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mother keyboards etc. 

Obviously the most immediate 
use is for the input of performance 
data by playing it directly on your 
Midi keyboard, but TFMX also fea- 
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options. These allow TFMX to tran- 
form the Amiga into a dedicated 4- 
channel Midi sound module. 

Editing was particularly poor with- 
in TFMX 1, especially if you were 
used to the more traditional method 
of music composition. Thankfully, 
Demonware have taken notice of this 
obvious omission with the inclusion 
of an all-new Pattern Editor which 



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Sampled instruments may sound 
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For those of you with extravagant 
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You can create realistic (and very 
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sounds and sweeping analog tones. 

TFMX is now a complete one-stop 
music creation system. Not only can 
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Music X 2 bites the dust 



Yes, the unimaginable has hap- 
pened - Microlllusions have killed 
off what Is undoubtedly the most 
important Amiga music product in 
existence. 

There's no doubting that with- 
out Dave loiner's acclaimed Midi 
sequencing system, the Amiga 
would never have achieved the 
success within the music industry 




Ha» Mutfc-X bltlvn the duit 



that it is now enjoying. According 
lo a source close to Music-X pro- 
grammer Dave, he has ceased 
development of Music-X in favour 
of products for Commodore's 
forthcoming CD-based Amiga, the 
CDTV. Despite considerable inter- 
est from users, It seems that 
Music-X version 2 may now never 
see the light of day. 

The new release promised to 
add many of the features that 
MusicX users have been crying out 
for - full score editing, drum edit- 
ing, plus a whole lot more. Unless 
a third party developer decides to 
fill the gap left by David's decision, 
it looks as if MusicX users will be 
left high and dry. 



ing to firs j 

editor. 

II you've got a sampler connected 
to the parallel port of your Amiga, 
you can even grab samples from 
directly within TFMX and then ch 
them up using Its comprehensive 
sample editing tools. 



Med goes pro 

Hot on TFMX 2's heels is a brand 
new release of Teijo Kinnunen's 
acclaimed PD music editor, Med 
After putting the finishing touches to 
Med version 3 (it's on the 
coverdisk!), Teijo is now beavering 
away on a new release which is not 
only more professional than previous 
ones, but has one major feature that 
leaves most of the competition 
standing - it is 8-channel. 

OctaMed is fully compatible with 
previous releases, but Tei|o has 
pushed the Amiga's sound hardware 
to its very limits to allow a maximum 
of eight different sounds to be 
played simultaneously. Although not 
an original idea (Oktalyser has been 
doing it for months now), OctaMed 
sacrifices nothing in the sound quali- 
ty department 

Editing has also been tidied up 
substantially. OctaMed will include a 
powerful MusicX-like bar editor 
which employs a sort of 'semi-stave' 
approach to allow you to view your 
musical creation in a more familiar 
format than the usual vertical raw of 
numbers. 

Teijo had intended to sell 
OctaMed as a commercial product 
for about £50 to £75, but in a fit of 
generosity this price has been 



slashed to just £10. Teijo hopes that 
by selling OctaMed at such a low 
price, many more Amiga users will 
be able to afford what will undoubt- 
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For more info, contact AmigaNuts 
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More Music-X 

The news isn't all bad for MusicX 
owners, however. Microlllusions have 
revealed that a number of new add- 
on modules will soon be released. 
Although they are far from being 
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on offer :- 

DEFLAM - Nobody can record a 
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without a few mistakes creeping in. 
Quantization can correct all the tim- 
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allows you to get a hard copy ol the 
sequence data displayed within the 
Music-X Event Editor. 



Books for 
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Prolific author RA Penfold has 
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Is getting online getting to your 
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It cannot be denied that what- 
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Countless people catch the 
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Peter Hickman with a flipping good idea 
for getting hundreds of objects onscreen 
without incurring speed penalties 



Phew... Whal a month! The 
AMOS Compiler has finally 
arrived, and it's pretty nifty. 
On my B2000 it compiles the 
average program (about 60k of 
source code) in eight seconds! A full 
review will appear soon. 

Also in the final stages of comple- 
tion is the long-awaited AMOS 3D, 
which should be available within 
days of reading this (well, maybe a 
couple of weeks). 

The 3D system comes complete 
with an editor which allows you to 
create just about any type of object 
you could want simply by glueing 
different shapes together. 

Smooth moves 

The AMOS Public Domain Library 
now has over 1 90 disks in its cata- 
logue. Give Sandra Sharkey a bell on 
0942 495 261 for more info about 
prices and availability. 

The last piece of news is that 
Mandarin have changed AMOS for 
the German and American versions. 
Instead of being released with the 
Castle AMOS adventure game's the 
package will now contain a simple 
card file program called Dataflex 
(which by the way was written by 
me!). 

AMOS handles animation very 
well, and the theory behind creating 
and moving smooth cartoon-like 
objects in AMAL is very simple (we 
covered this in an earlier AMOS col- 
umn). 

Of course there are limits to the 
power of AMAL and you really can- 
not have more than about 16 large 
objects animating without things 
slowing down. 

Have you ever wondered how to 
get hundreds of objects on a screen 
without incurring the speed penalties 
that you might expect from any of 
the usual animation methods? 

The answer is simple - page flip- 
ping. This is a technique where you 
draw objects on different screens 
and then jump between each screen 
to create the illusion of movement or 
animation. It's a bit like drawing little 
matchstick men in the corner of a 
book, each one in a different posi- 
tion, and then flicking through the 
pages to create your own little 
movie. 

On the cover disk you will find a 




sprite file called MEN.ABK, load this 
into AMOS from direct mode and 
then go back to the editor. 

First we hide the mouse, and set 
up two variables. SPNUM is the 
number of the BOB we will draw 
onto the screen and MXSCREEN is 
the number of screens (+1) we will 
use to do our page flipping. 

CLoic Editor 
Close Workbench 
Hide On 

nituuN 

JPN0M1 

Next we must open up all of the 
screens that we will use in the demo. 
Half meg owners should just about 
have enough memory to open seven 
screens if they don't have an external 
drive (if you do switch it off I). 

For [«0 to " . 

Screen Open I, 320,200, 16, Lonres 

Finn Off 

Curt Oft 

CIs 0 

Autooick 0 

Get Sprite Pilette 

Screen Nidi I 
■en 1 

Now comes the interesting bit - we 
first draw a man, flip the screen, 
draw another man (in a slightly dif- 
ferent position), flip the screen etc. 
We change the BOB we will use by 
incrementing the variable SPNUM. 

When the Amiga bleeps just press 
a key and you will see the next piece 
of animation drawn. 

For 1=0 to KSCKER 
Screen Hide SCI 
':: Kl,!,0 To MSCtEEK 
Screen Shon SCI 
Screen To Front SCR 
Screen SCI 

P«tl flob 120,70, SPPUJ" 
Add SMIM,1,1 To 7 
Bell 

Wait key 
Meit T 

Now we should have seven screens 



Coming toon 
AMOS JD 



in memory, each with the picture of 
a running man in a slightly different 
position. We must animate these 
screens by flipping constantly 
through [he screens. In the loop 
below I have chosen to wait for five 
VBLs (I explained VBLs in an earlier 
article!) before we swap to the next 



screen. If you want to speed up the 
animation just change the WAIT 5 
line to WAIT 3 (or an even lower 
number for ultra speedl). 

for lqp=1 To 500 
Screen Hide ICR 
Idd SCR,1,Q To MICIEEH 
Screen Show SCI : Screen SCR 

Viit S 
Heit LOP 

When writing a program which 
calls another AMOS program (a bit 
like the Fun School 3 menu does) 
you sometimes need to close all of 
the screens currently opened. 

Unfortunately you do not always 
know what screens have been 
opened by a previous program, so to 
close every screen just use the fol- 
lowing lines of code 

Hhlle Scrceno-1 

Screen Close Screen 
Mend 

If no screens are opened then the 
function SCREEN will always return 
the value -1, otherwise it will return 
the number of the currently chosen 
screen. Simple huh? 

Ok, lhat example was interesting 
but fet's face it, one man running 
about and taking up seven screens in 



memory is hardly impressive is it? So 
how about a few more, 32 more in 
fact? 

The next program follows the for- 
mat of the previous one except that 
in the middle you will notice that it 
draws a lot more men on each 
screen! 

Hfdi On 
IQKUEIN 
I PHI ■ I 

1 Open screens 
i 

For 1=0 To MSCIEEI 

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flesh Of 

Curt Off 

Clt 0 

Autobick Q 

Get Sprite Pilette 

Screen Hide 1 

Nit 

i 

1 Senerite screens 
■ 

For TtQ To HIICIEEN 
Screen Hide SO 
Add SCI,1,0 To HISCflEEN 
Screen Show SCR 
Screen To Front SCI 
Screen SCR 

For LOPIbQ To 160 Step 70 
For L0P=0 To 250 Step 25 

Paste Bob L0P,L0P1,SP«UI 
heit LOP 

Neit L0P1 

Bell 

Hi it ley 

Idd SPDUH,1,1 To 7 
Heit T 

' So Slips 

For L0P=1 To 500 

Screen Hide SCR 

Odd SCR, 1,0 To IIISCIEEI 

Screen Shot SCI : Screen SCI 

Hilt 5 
Heit LOP 
i 

1 Close screens 

i 

Chile Screen<>-1 

Screen Close Screen 
•end 



Nifty or what? We've run out of 
room for this issue but on the cover 
disk you will find a few more exam- 
ples, including movement combined 
with page flipping (and my head!!). 

Have a play around with the rou- 
tines and see what you can achieve, 
it's great fun. 

Oh and by the way, the graphics 
for that geezer we have been experi- 
menting on were drawn by a whizz 
of a graphics artist named Stuart 
Cambridge. Thanks Stoo! 



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Margaret Stanger 
uses her Intuition and 
goes for a scroll... 





y previous article des- 
cribed how to create a 
screen display using rou- 
tines from the graphics library. A 
view and several viewports were 
defined, and some simple drawing 
done in each one. 

Each Intuition screen also has a 
viewport Once the viewport address 
is known the primitive graphic rou- 
tines can be used on a screen and its 
windows. 

Each viewport has a Raslnfo struc- 
ture containing a pointer to the 
bitmap with the bitplane infor- 

mation. If the viewport 

has dual playfields, the 
first Raslnfo contains a 
pointer to the next 
■■■■■■■ Raslnfo, which has a 
pointer to the second bitmap. 

The picture in memory can 
be larger than the screen 
image, by creating a bitmap larger 
than the viewport area. The Raslnfo 
structure has the offsets for the rela- 
tive position of the display to the 
complete picture. 

It is possible to link an Intuition 
custom screen to a custom bitmap 
when opening the screen. In this 
example the bitplanes (640 x 400) 
are larger than the viewport (320 x 
200), and the offsets are zero to start 
with. 

If the x and y offsets are changed, 
the viewport ( or the window) dis- 
plays a different part of the bitplane. 

A very smooth scroll can be pro- 
duced by increasing or decreasing 
these offsets up to tour pixels at a 
time, and updating the display 
instructions. 

If the offset is i, and the Rasrlnfo 
structure rired : 

ieraltx<t) 
long i; 
< 

rtred->iiO((Mt=l; 

/'update iht i lailnfo "<ftV 
lasakeMsplayt}; 

'■Intuition upditfi tht dltplay*/ 

) 

scroll^!) 
long i; 

{ 

rired-»Bj>[)'fsetsi; 

/■update ttai r DiiloTo otfiit 1 ' 
imkiltiplirO; 

/•Intuition updlttl tie display*' 

) 

Every time the Raslnfo offsets are 



changed the display needs to be 
updated using the commands 
MakeVPort, MrgCop and LoadView. 
The command MakeVPort asks the 
system to make a set of display 
instructions (or copper list) from i 
the structures in the viewport 

The command MrgCop merges 
these copper lists into a _^^^___J 
single instruction list 
LoadView turns on 
direct memory access 
(DMA) and the display 
will be shown on the 
screen. Any flicker can be reduced 
by waiting for the beam to reach 
the top of the frame- 
When using windows and 
screens, the Intuition Library has a 
very convenient RemakeDisplay that 
updates the display in Just one com- 
mand. 

The program produces the display 
by opening a SUPER_BITMAP win- 
dowon a screen with Its CUSTOM- 
SCREEN and CUSTOMBITMAP flags 
set.lt could have been written as in 
fast month's CODE CLINIC using 
graphics primitives only, without the 
Intuition Screen. 

struct BMierfen TiiHnStnin * 

( 

0,0,320,200,1, 

ia 

HULL, 

CUITO«t>EEI|CUH0«BlTI«AP, 

HULL, 

NULL, 

HULL, 

Mrd, 

>; 

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0,0,320,200,0, 1,0, 
ACTIVATE | SUHI_B1 Ta»', 

0,0,0, 
0,0, 

6*,2Q, 120,200, 
CUS TO" SCREEN, 

>; 

Both the screen and the window 
are linked to the bitmap (BMred) 



truct lull 

HUflftft 

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> hawing routines have been 
used to produce a senes of red verti- 
cal jnd horizontal stripes on the 

screen. 



screen. 
stripiiO 




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The display scrolls right, up, left 



and down with a short delay in 
between. 

icroltd 
( 

MwfttO); 

1or(i=Q;i<1Q0;it«) icrolU(l); 
/•scroll right*/ 

DtlayllOOl; 

for(t=0;i<100;l*t) scrolly(f); 

•uroll upv 

OelarnOO); 

(or(i:!00;i>-1;iB> itrslli(l); 
/•scroll laft»/ 

hUy'nH); 

for(i=100;i>-1;is) screllyti); 
/•scroll doun*/ 

) 

After the scrolling the program 
closes the window and screen, frees 
the bitplanes and exits. 

The program uses graphics library 
routines, and also includes intuition 
library routines and the Delay routine 
from the dos library. Summaries of 
these libraries were included on the 
support disc in earlier parts of this 
series, and the routines are described 
in full in the ROM KERNAL MANUAL 
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is not necessarily dependent on any 
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The easiest way to design a good 
looking publication is to find some- 
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unknown lo professionals). 

Reproducing professionally 
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ate its qualities. It does need to be 
something similar though. It's no 
good producing a newsletter for 
plumbers in the style of Vogue, or a 
job application in the style of Viz. 

The best way is to grasp the fun- 
damental principle that underlies 
most modern professional designs. 
The basic concept is that of a grid. 
Once that is mastered (and it 
shouldn't take more than a couple of 
lifetimes), you can approach any OTP 
job with confidence. 

As its name suggests, a grid is 
nothing more than a division into 
measured units of your page. The 
vertical units are set by the margins, 
the columns that will contain your 
body text (that is, the main text of 
your publication excluding head- 
lines) and the spaces between the 



columns, These are measurements 
set automatically by DTP programs 
from a requester box. which simply 
require you to enter the size of the 
margins and the number and width 
of the columns, when they will be 
shown on-screen. 

Horizontal units will not be shown 
automatically. But DTP programs do 
include an option for a grid to be 
drawn on the page, which can be set 
at whatever measurements you 
need. 

I use a grid of an inch square (or 
its equivileni in centimetres or picas, 
the other normal units of measure- 
ment). 

A grid provides a structure on 
which you can build your design. 
The first decision to make is the 
number of columns to a page. Once 
that is set, the other elements - 
headlines and illustrations - slot Into 
the overall design. 

Cartoon capers 

A page within which text is set in 
three columns automatically provides 
you with a choice of running your 
graphics or headlines over one, two 
or three columns, depending on the 
prominence you wish to give them. 
The gnd structure enables flexibility. 
For example, in a three-column grid, 
you could also run an illustration 



over two-and-a-half columns with 
the caption to it occupying the other 

half-column. 

Indeed, layouts often achieve a 
dynamic quality by having typo- 
graphic or graphic elements break- 
ing out of their space and occupying 
part of a neighbouring column. 
Comics (or graphic novels, if you 
want to be fancy), which adhere to 
the grid approach more strictly than 
most publications, use a similar tech- 
nique by having figures stepping out 
of their frames to suggest movement 
or violent action. 

But it is as well to master the more 
formal approach before breaking the 
conventions. The body copy or text 
prqvides the rigid structure of the 
design since it is normally placed on 
the page within columns of an equal 
size. 

The text columns provide an over- 
all and basically unchanging shape. 
Variety is provided within the 
columns by using type in different 
sizes, styles and more than one type- 



Our guest columnist |ohn 
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Micronet. This article is part of a 
series on OTP which can be 
accessed by keying 'AMICAC 
online. 



face. The density of the columns of 
type is lightened by the addition of 
suL -headings, which remain within 
the column setting. 

Vision in Blue 

Designers have usually worked up 
their layouts on special pages printed 
with grids m blue, which will not 
show up when the finished layout is 
photographed. You can follow the 
tradition by printing blank pages 
marked with a grid and designing 
your layouts on them, but it is quick- 
er to do it on-screen with OTP pro- 
grams. 

You can specify the columns you 
want, import text, which at this 
stage can consist of anything (I keep 
a file of 1,000 words in Latin for this 
purpose) and have tinted boxes to 
represent the graphics. Using 50% 
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enable you to see the whole page 
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With PageStream, I usually work 
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that basic unit of design of a book or 
newsletter or similar publication is a 
spread of two pages, which need to 
balance one another. It's a source of 
irritation that neither of Cold Disk's 
DTP programs yet provide this facili- 
ty- 

You can alter on screen the 
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Both Professional Page and 
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Speccy emulator 

I am writing in reply to the letter headed 
'Commodore Speccy" in the letter pages of issue 
35 of Amiga Comuling. 

The Spectrum Emulator is available Irom our 
PD Libra7 at a cost of £1 for the disk plus £1 P&P. 

The emulator has a range of features including 
the facility to load games from tape via a sound 
dtgitiser, which means that your old Spectrum 
games can be transferred to the emulator without 
trouble! 

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I hope this information is of help to readers 
inquiring about the emulator. 
Steve Sheldon, Sysop Manager, Runway A500, 
Crawley Down, Sussex. 

How's this for starters? 

ludging by some of the recent letters and com- 
ments, a few of your readers want to know how 
to start in assembly language programming. 

I've wasted quite a few quid on over- technical, 
assume-you-know-the-basics type books, and 
have finally found a good, entry level 68k pro- 
gramming book - 68000, 68010, 68020 Primer, 
by Kelly-Bootle and Fowler, published by Sams, 
ISBN 0-672-22405-4 (£20). 

Although not specifically for the Amiga, it is an 
excellent book for beginners. 

Keep up the good work on a truly excellent 
magazine and, no, I don't have an interest in the 
book company! 

Michael Ferrier, Louth, Lines. 

I want to be transformed 

Do any of your readers know of anyone who still 
sells 'The Transformer' PC emulator? I know it is 
slow and is text-based, but most of my PC pro- 
grams are texl-based anyway. Can you help? 

L F Jones, Fordingbrldge, Hants. 

Is there anybody out there who can advise? 
Call us or write to us, and we'll be happy to 
pass on any glad tidings. 

The creative urge 

I would like to buy AMOS The Creator. However, 
my brothers tell me il is almost impossible to 
learn and start to wave their hands about to indi- 
cate the size of the manual. 

Personally I reckon I could cope with the 300 
page manual, the only problem being the time I 
would have to spend going through it 

Are they right in saying it is extremely hard to 
get to grips with, or are they just being sexist? Do 
you know of any demos of AMOS I can get hold 
of to try it out before I buy it? 

Kate Hall, Wisbech, Cambs. 

Buy it and prove them wrong, Kate. There is 
some work Involved, as with all applications 
which fall into the more serious category, but 
if you're keen enough to succeed, you'll win 



through. Demos of AMOS? Contact Sandra 
Sharkey at the AMOS Public Domain Library. 
25 Park Road, Wigan, WN6 7AA, Tel (0942) 
495261. 

Grovelling pays off 

Congratulations on the best Amiga magazine by 
far: the others are only worth a casual flick 
through in the local newsagents. Amiga 
Computing is the only one worth buying. 

I have only had my Amiga 500 for a short 
while but I am already very interested in DTP 
applications. I am contemplating buying 
Pagesetter II, but would like to know more about 
it before I spend my hard-earned money. 

In the March issue I noticed a about in the 
'International Rescue' section about an article 
reviewing this program' in April 1990. 
Unfortunately I also noticed an item in the same 
issue saying back issues are not available. 

Surely someone at Amiga Computing must 
have a pile ol back issues in their personal stock 
because I can't believe such important contribu- 
tions to Amiga literature would be thrown away, 
certainly not by such intelligent people! (is that 
enough grovelling?). 

Please, please, PLEASE could someone send me 
a photocopy of this article? I know it will be an 
objective and thorough review, and I promise I 
will buy every issue in future. 

Simon Snewin, Stoke-on-Trent 

Back issue availability is unfortunately restrict- 
ed to the last six issues at any one time, and it 



would be an administrative nightmare for us 
to start a general photocopying service. 
However, Simon, because you've grovelled so 
well, and so long as you keep your side of the 
bargain, you will be receiving a copy of our 
objective appraisal of Pagesetter II in the post 
any day now! 

Incidentally, those back issues for the past 
six months should be ordered from Database 
Direct, FREEPOST, Ellesmere Port, South Wirral, 
L65 3EB. Back issues include the cover disk and 
the cost is £3.10. Postage Is, of course, free if 
you're in the UK. See our Reader Offers near 
the back of this issue for full details. 

The best solution is to place a regular order 
or become a subscriber, then there's no chance 
of missing anything! 

Sexism takes a bashing 

• Stevie Kennedy's article calling for an end to sex- 
ism in computing in the February issue ol Amiga 
Computing obviously struck a chord with the writer 
ol the following letter. 

fust to lill you in on the background, f. A. Mori 
has written to another Amiga magazine, Amiga 
User International, port ol Maxwell Specialist 
Magazines (with which we have no connection) 
complaining about an article plugging an apparent- 
ly overtly sexist computerised jigsaw puzzle. 

In that letter, she says she is 'appalled that you 
evidently felt it worthwhile to celebrate this waste ol 
time and intelligence on the part of the (doubless 
male) programmer, and with a picture, too, " and 
adds: "It really is about time that some thought was 



Amiga Computing 143 



given lo the roison d'etre of computing. Would 
YOU like your son/brother/tother to buy thin jig- 
saw? Do you think it likety thot your daughter/sis- 
ter/mother would buy it? Would you like your 
daughter/sister/mother to hove been the model for 
this jigsaw?" 

Her letter to us is os follows: 
I endow a copy of a letter I have sent to Amiga 
User Intematiot, following your back page article 
in the February 1991 issue of Amiga Computing. 

This letter expressed my views on sexist soft- 
ware and also on wider issues. Sexism pervades 
the entire computer industry and the possible 
purchase of sexist software is the END of the line, 
rather than the beginning. 

Who sold you your machine? Who have you 
spoken to on the phone about your machine? 
Who writes the majority of both letters and arti- 
cles in the magazines you read? Who opened up 
your 'box', if anyone ever has? Who are the peo- 
ple YOU consider to be most computer literate? 

As you say, Stevie, until this issue b addressed 
by public debate these very serious problems will 
proliferate and girls and women will have less 
and less influence on the very fabric of the soci- 
ety of which they are a legally equal part. 

I regret that neither of my letters are on 
Amiga readable floppies but I am in fact a PC 
user! (Doesn't stop me having views, though!). 
All the best 

F A Marl, Kingsbury, London 

• Do you have a view on sexism in comput- 
ing? If so, why not help to keep the debate 
going by dropping me a line? 

Top of the zaps? 

While browsing through the magazines on the 
shelves of my local newsagent, I had an idea 
which, if adopted, could change people's views 
on computer games. 

My idea is the creation of a television pro- 
gramme, much like Top of the Pops, but to do 
with computer software. 

The programme could include features such 

as: 

• Top Ten Games - a list of lop games for all for- 
mats 

• Interviews - conversations with top program- 
mers and graphic artists etc. 

• Previews - in depth view of games currently 
being developed. 

• News - information like game prices and 
release dates 

I believe such a programme would be warmly 
received by the punters. However, perhaps the 
computer magazines - yourselves included - 
may see this type of television series as a threat 
to your livelihood as gamesplayers would not 
have to pay to receive up-to-the-minute comput- 
er game news. 

What are your views? 

S N Hardy. Sheffield 

I love your idea of a computer games TV pro- 
gramme. It would probably be best suited to 
Channel 4, which bravely eaten for many dif- 
ferent interests and groups. It might be an 
even better idea if it covered not only games. 



Chaos and Megadeath... 

I bought my Amiga 500 second-hand about 
three months ago. and for a while everything 
worked perfectly. I received many games with 
the computer which were all copied. When I 
loaded up one of the disks, a message 
appeared on the screen reading: "Chaos and 

Megadeth present another cool spread 

does this bootblock offend you?? If so then call 
me (find my number and its usage will be 
stopped). 

Examining the bootblock more carefully 
with Killdavirus III I found the phone number 
but when I dial it I get the unobtainable tone. 

Examining some of my other disks, I found 
that one was infected with the AIDs virus and 
another with the Northstar virus. I tried con- 
tacting the person from whom I had bought 
my Amiga but he has moved away. 

Now, for the same reason, I can't save any- 
thing, or copy or initialise any disks, and thus 

can't move the viruses. 

Sometimes, after the computer has been on 
about 20 minutes, it crashes and a guru medi- 
tation message appears on the screen. 

Please help. 

Gregor McCarthy, Dundee. 

You are suffering because of the stupidity of 
your machine's previous owner, I'm afraid. 
Using "cracked" software has its price-. 

So what can yo do now? A good start 
would be to consign all your pirated games 
to the lormattlng pile. If any of your com- 
mercial software has been damaged run It 
through "Killdavirus". It may salvage the 
software. It may not. Try to keep these 
infected disks away from your computer and 
it should be fine. 

but some of the other interesting applications, 
too. 

Would we see such a programme as a threat 
to our livelihood? I seriously doubt whether a 
show lasting half an hour or so could ever rival 
the range of coverage we give in Amiga 
Computing. We estimate that to cover all 
aspects of the Amiga like we do would require 
a programme lasting the best part of a day! 
And then, what about the formats covered by 
other magazines? 

School for computer fliers 

l caught Amiga-itis last November when I had 
Sublogic's Flight Simulator 2 demonstrated to me 

at a friend's home. 

A few day's later, my friend helped me spend 
. around £600 on an A500 and accessories so that I 
could also experience the mysteries of this com- 
puter and satisfy my craving for flight simulation 
programs. 

I am fortunate that, some years ago, I held a 
licence lo fly small fan-driven aircraft and also 
gliders. So it was not too difficult for me to get 
these programs airborne and back down on the 
ground in one piece. 

Some of the less flight-experienced people 
who also own Amigas and have flight sim pro- 
grams seem to get disheartened quite quickly 



after a few crashes. So my question is to pro- 
grammers: Why has there not been an instruc- 
tion program written to teach budding computer 

pilots to fly? 

I feel sure it could be done, with instruction 
prompts flashing on the screen, •talking' the 
trainee around the circuit and then letting one 
'go solo' when sufficient experience has been 
gained. 

Has Jhere ever been a glider, sailplane pro- 
gram produced for the Amiga? If not, why not? 
The challenge of one's solo 'Cs' then progressing 
to bronze, silver, gold and the diamonds would 
make an interesting program. 

As with FS2, if scenery disks could be added, 
one could soar over the Alps in wave in an 
attempt to reach record altitudes. The potential 
challenge is almost endless. 

Malcolm Jay, Chingford, London 

Sounds like you could become a real high filer 
in the software world, Malcolm. All you need to 
do Is learn how to program! Failing that, why 
not present your ideas to some of the software 
companies? Be very businesslike and make sure 
you don't end up parting with an outline for a 
sim program for little or no reward. 

As for glider/sailplane programs for the 
Amiga, we don't know of any existing ones. 
Does anyone else? 

No show for the Scots? 

Can anyone tell me when there will be a com- 
puter exhibition that will be open to the general 
public in Scotland? 

In Glasgow recently there has been a trade 
only computer exhibition. I am sure the comput- 
er hardware and software companies would find 
it to their advantage to have an exhibition that is 
suitable to everyone, similar to those held in 
Wembley in December or Hammersmith in 
lanuary. 

Why is it that all these public exhibitions are 
only in the London area? Come on, computer 
companies - there are other areas for you to 
show your merchandise. This also applies to the 
computer press. 

* I am sure the readers of Amiga Computing 
and other computer magazines will agree with 

me on the above. 

Robert Dalgleish, East Kilbride. 

Yes, Robert, I'm sure they do! Especially the 
many thousands of Scottish ones. The show 
you refer to, which took place in Glasgow at 
the end of February, must obviously be the 
Scottish Computer Show. Unfortunately, this is 
the only major Scottish show we've had any 
details of in recent times. Can anyone advise 
us of any others In the pipeline? We'd be glad 
to print details on our news pages, 




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used to announce winners of our 
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Over the last three years we have 
had intermittent trivia sections going 
by various names. First there was 
"Guru's Haunt" and then the infa- 
mous "Last Blit" 

With so many down-right quirky 
things happening out in Amigaland 
now is as good a time as any to 
introduce a down right silly page. 
Thus you are now reading Rock 
Lobster. We don't aspire to the dizzy 
depths of other magazine trivia 
columns - Rock Lobster will be silly 
but not stupid This page will be 

Caught in 
the act! 

In the best tradition of trivia, 
here is the first of many 
Rock Lobster Caption 
Competitions. 

The photo shows freel 
genius Nik "Green" Veitch caught in the act 
with horror-star cum computer game celeb Elvira. 

The best caption wins a stunning prize. Any references to silicon valley will 
be laughed at, then disqualified. 

Entries to: Caught in the Act, Rock Lobster, Amiga Computing, Europa House, 
Adlington Park, Adiington, Macclesfield SK10 4NP 

Now you NTSC it, now you don't! 

Apologies to our thousands of poor oT American buddies who have been hav- 
ing problems getting our CoverDisk to co-operate. The reason is a smart little 
utility called ONLYPAL1 which is part of the disk's startup. Its sole purpose in 1 
life is to reset the Amy if it chooses to boot up in NTSC mode rather than 
Britain's trusty PAL system. Being American, most USA Amigas take great 
offence to PAL and refuse to boot up in it. This means that our disk just keeps 
rebooting continuously, causing much burring and clicking and little else. 

We will be making alternative arrangements from next month onwards. 
For the moment, if you are a US reader boot with your normal Workbench 
disk. Making the CoverDisk "NTSC friendly" is a simple matter of editing the 
Startup-sequence file in the S: directory and removing the reference to 
ONLYPAL1 . 

All you techno-junkies might be interested to know what the PAl and 
NTSC acronyms actually stand for, 

PAL represents Phase Alternate Une, the 625 line TV system used in the UK. 
Most narked American telly junkies will try to persuade you it means Picture 
Always Lousy 

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nicians as Never Twice the Same Colour. The true origin of NTSC is the 
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20 Things you probably 
didn't want to know 
about Lemmings! 




1 The Oxford Handy Dictionary* 
defines a lemming as a small 
arctic rodent reputed in migration to 
rush headlong onto the sea and 
drown. 

2 The original idea for 
Lemmings was a 
Opalnt animation 
drawn by DMA pro- 
grammer Mike Dailly. 

3 The song Syncronicily 2 by the 
Police has a line "Packed like 
Lemmings into shiny meta 
boxes." 

4 Ideas to include tunes such as 
Mission Impossible, A-Team, 
Scooby Doo, Addams Family etc. 
knocked on the head due to fear of copyright 
problems. 

5 When ST Programmer Brian Watson first saw a lemming exploding he laughed 
so much he fell off his chair! 

6 The first cover drawings for Lemmings proved to be too alien and unfnendly 
looking, so designs wen? altered to the cute furry creatures in the blue jump 
suits we have come to know and love. 

7 The next word in the dictionary after Lemmings is 'Lemon". 

8 The game will probably never be converted to the ZXB1 . 

9 One level carefully designed by Dave Jones to be extremely hard, turned out 
to be so easy it was considered stupid to include it in the game. 

10 Trying to sample high pitched squeaky messages that are easy to understand 
ii very difficult. Everyone also felt stupid trying it! 

11 The first person to complete the game was a chap in the Slates who compiet- 
ed all the levels in a 20 hour marathon stint 

12 Contrary to popular belief, Lemmings do not appear in the film "High Noon". 

13 No Lemming has ever become President of the United States of America, yet 

14 There are over 310 animations of the little guys. 

15 The enamel Lemmings badges have become a much sought after commodity. 

16 There is a special level in each of the four sections of the game. These are all 
from other Psygnosis games, and should be easily recognisable to most Amiga 
owners. 

17 DMA Design are now working with Amiga 3000'=s as their development 
machines. These are truly excellent machines dudes. 

18 Watch out for the Lemmings band demo coming soon to an Amiga near you. 

19 Lemmings are not cannibals and do not smoke. The guys on the cover of the 
box are only pretending. 

20 Lemmings is undoubtedly the best game ever written for any computer any- 
where, probably. 

Win a Lemming! 

Do you crave your very own cutesy Lemming to float proudly next to 
your monitor? Would you like to win one of the much sought after 
Lemming's enamel badges? Do you have a space on your wardrobe for a 
"Save the Lemmings" sticker? Act now and all your wildest dreams could 
be realised! 

The first 20 people to have their postcard or a sealed down envelope 
float from the mirky depths of the magic sack will be getting some 

Lemmings in the post 

Send your begging letters to: Lemmings!, Rock Lobster, Amiga 
Computing, Europa House, Adlington Park, Macclesfield SK10 4NP 



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